Melrose/Williamson House
Melrose/Williamson House | |
![]() Melrose, HABS Photo, 1938 | |
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Nearest city | Off NC 62, near Yanceyville, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°25′42″N 79°17′51″W / 36.42833°N 79.29750°WCoordinates: 36°25′42″N 79°17′51″W / 36.42833°N 79.29750°W |
Area | 172 acres (70 ha) |
Built | c. 1780 | , c. 1840
NRHP reference No. | 85000379[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 28, 1985 |
Melrose, also known as the Williamson House, is a historic plantation house located near Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina. It consists of two two-story, frame blocks connected by a 1 1/2-story breezeway. The original section dated to about 1780 and is a two-story, frame single pile block with Federal style details. The later section was built about 1840, and is a two-story, frame single pile block with Greek Revival style details. The later section features a portico supported by four unfluted Doric order columns. Also on the property is an octagonal, Williamsburg-style pump house with a conical roof.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ unknown (n.d.). "Melrose/Williamson House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ^ "Melrose, The Williamson House" (PDF). NC.gov. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
External links[]
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-119, "Williams House, NC Route 62 & State Route 1596, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC", 1 photo
Categories:
- Plantation houses in North Carolina
- Historic American Buildings Survey in North Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Federal architecture in North Carolina
- Greek Revival houses in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1840
- Houses in Caswell County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Caswell County, North Carolina
- Piedmont Triad region, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs