▁features ▁an ▁early ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁kitchen , ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁farm house , ▁liv est ock ▁bar n , ▁cot ton ▁g in ▁bar n , ▁and ▁ten ant ▁house ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁Farm ▁History ▁Center ▁located ▁on ▁site ▁provides ▁information ▁to ▁visitors ▁regarding ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Oak ▁View ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁history ▁of ▁far ming ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁As ide ▁from ▁the ▁historic ▁buildings , ▁the ▁site ▁also ▁features ▁an ▁orch ard , ▁a ▁h oney ▁be e ▁h ive , ▁a ▁small ▁cot ton ▁field , ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁pec an ▁gro ve ▁in ▁W ake ▁County . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Historic ▁Oak ▁View ▁traces ▁its ▁history ▁to ▁a ▁land ▁purchase ▁by ▁Bent on ▁South worth ▁Donald son ▁Williams ▁in ▁eastern ▁W ake ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁ ▁This ▁land ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁Arthur ▁Pool ▁for ▁$ 1 3 5 ▁and ▁included ▁ 8 5 ▁acres ▁with ▁several ▁out build ings ▁none ▁of ▁which ▁remain ▁today . ▁Williams ▁continued ▁to ▁ac quire ▁land ▁and ▁hold ings ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁ 3 0 ▁years ; ▁eventually ▁including ▁the ▁land ▁that ▁houses ▁Oak ▁View ' s ▁oldest ▁building , ▁the ▁kitchen . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁Williams ▁completed ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁two - story ▁Greek ▁Rev ival ▁I ▁house ▁which ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁center pie ce ▁of ▁Oak ▁View ▁farm ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁century . ▁