View, Ayr Mount, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina
Ayr Mount (Hillsborough, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- View, Ayr Mount, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Plantation houses
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh0233pnc005
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Hillsborough (N.C.)
Ayr Mount (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- RightsStatements.org:
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In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0 - Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Ayr Mount (Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina)
- Architect-carpenter:
- Briggs, John J., 1770-1856 more info on Briggs, John J., 1770-1856
- Architect:
- Nutt, Elhannon more info on Nutt, Elhannon
- Bricklayer:
- Collier, William more info on Collier, William, bricklayer
- Built:
- Street:
- 376 St. Mary's Road
- Community:
- Hillsborough
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 27278
- Provenance note:
- William Kirkland (native Scot planter) and Mary Scott Kirkland, first owners
- Architectural note:
- Elhannon Nutt is the attributed joiner for the ornate mantels in the home. The interior treatment of the house is a blend of the late Georgian and early Federal styles. The portico was reconstructed in the late twentieth century.
- Historical note:
- The home is the state's prime example of a tripartite-plan in brick, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Location:
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Hillsborough (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 36.076215, -79.099454
- External Resources:
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Preservation North Carolina, Ayr Mount Entry