Interior view with fireplace, Ayr Mount, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina
Ayr Mount (Hillsborough, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Interior view with fireplace, Ayr Mount, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Fireplaces
Plantation houses
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh0233pnc010
- 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: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.
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