Ayr Mount


Ayr Mount
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ayr Mount in 1965
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Location	St. Mary's Rd., Hillsborough, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°4′37″N 79°5′30″W / 36.07694°N 79.09167°W / 36.07694; -79.09167Coordinates: 36°4′37″N 79°5′30″W / 36.07694°N 79.09167°W / 36.07694; -79.09167
Area	8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built	c. 1815 (1815)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	71000606^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 26, 1971

Ayr Mount is a Federal style plantation house located east of Hillsborough, in Orange County, North Carolina, the United States of America.

In 1799, William Kirkland (born in Ayr, Scotland) bought 500 acres (2.0 km²) east of Hillsborough. Circa 1815, he had a home built for himself, his wife, Margaret, and their children. The brick dwelling consists of a two-story, three bay main block flanked by one-story, two bay wings. It features a one-story, full width front porch added about 1894.^[2]

The Kirkland family lived at Ayr Mount for four generations, with the last Kirkland, Mrs. Samuel (Emily) Kirkland, residing at Ayr Mount until 1985.

The property had gone through several owners prior to Kirkland's purchase of the property, the most well-known being William Few, Jr., whose father, William Few, Sr., had a house built on the property c. 1764.

Today, Ayr Mount is a publicly accessible historic site located on 265 acres (1.07 km²). It is owned and operated by Classical American Homes Preservation Trust. The home has been furnished with Federal period antiques and decorative art, including some original Kirkland furnishings. Ayr Mount features guided house tours and the one-mile (1.6 km) hiking trail the "Poet's Walk."

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ John B. Wells, III (March 1971). "Ayr Mount" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

External links

- Ayr Mount website
- Classical American Homes Preservation Trust
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-220, "Ayr Mount, Saint Mary's Road, Hillsborough, Orange County, NC", 9 photos, 20 measured drawings, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page

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