Several years in process, this exceptional historic renovation as easy on the eyes as it is functional.

 

Judge William Horn Battle built this structure about 1843 on a site east of the University The imposing two story house was originally five bays wide with six over six windows and interior end chimneys. Judge Battle shared a law office with Samuel Field Phillips located at 401 E. Franklin St and, along with Phillips, helped to establish the UNC Law School. The judge’s son Kemp Plummer Battle, lived here from 1876-1891 and enlarged the original house by adding flanking wings. Source: M. Ruth Little. p. 174.

 

Senlac is listed due to a thorough and historically appropriate upgrade and expansion by the new owner, the UNC Study Center, which was awarded a special Preservation Achievement Award by Preservation Chapel Hill during Preservation Month, 2025.