Melrose/Williamson House

Melrose/Williamson House
Melrose, HABS Photo, 1938
Melrose/Williamson House is located in North Carolina
Melrose/Williamson House
Melrose/Williamson House is located in the United States
Melrose/Williamson House
Nearest cityOff NC 62, near Yanceyville, North Carolina
Coordinates36°25′42″N 79°17′51″W / 36.42833°N 79.29750°W / 36.42833; -79.29750
Area172 acres (70 ha)
Builtc. 1780 (1780), c. 1840
NRHP reference No.85000379[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Melrose, The Williamson House" (PDF). NC.gov. Retrieved September 26, 2019.


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