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Front view, Hill Airy, Granville County, North Carolina

Hill Airy (Oxford, N.C.)
Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041)
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Item information

Title:
Front view, Hill Airy, Granville County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Greek revival (Architecture)
Plantation houses
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
3-1/2 x 5 in.
Item identifier:
bh0249p01
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Granville County (N.C.)
Hill Airy (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
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: Hill Airy (Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina)

Builder:
more info on Gregory, Francis R. 
Built:
Street:
State Road 1515
Community:
Oxford
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27565
Provenance note:
Dr. Francis R. Gregory (physician), first owner; Francis R. Gregory, second owner
Architectural note:
The home's grounds housed a fine garden that was in the shape of a Maltese cross.
Historical note:
The house was constructed in early to mid-nineteenth century, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Oxford (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
Plantation houses
Latitude, Longitude:
36.334128, -78.613792