Melrose (Murfreesboro, North Carolina)
Melrose | |
![]() Murfree House, HABS photo, July 1940 | |
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Coordinates | 36°26′39″N 77°6′1″W / 36.44417°N 77.10028°WCoordinates: 36°26′39″N 77°6′1″W / 36.44417°N 77.10028°W |
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Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | c. 1805 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 71000592[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 31, 1971 |
Melrose is a historic home located in the Murfreesboro Historic District at Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built about 1805, as a two-story, Federal style brick dwelling with a gable roof and interior end chimneys. Two-story, two bay, Greek Revival style wings were added in the mid-19th century. It is seven bays wide and features a tetrastyle portico supported by Ionic order columns and a Second story semi-circular balcony. It was built by Congressman William H. Murfree (1781 – 1827), son of Hardy Murfree (1752 – 1809).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
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Murfree House, HABS Photo, July 1940
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ John B. Wells, III (December 1970). "Melrose" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
Categories:
- 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 1805
- Houses in Hertford County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Hertford County, North Carolina
- 1805 establishments in North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Murfreesboro, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs