Firleigh Farms

Firleigh Farms
Location 252 Fir Leigh Rd., near Southern Pines, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°10′16″N 79°21′17″W / 35.17111°N 79.35472°W / 35.17111; -79.35472Coordinates: 35°10′16″N 79°21′17″W / 35.17111°N 79.35472°W / 35.17111; -79.35472
Area 25.33 acres (10.25 ha)
Built 1923 (1923)-1924
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 14000229[1]
Added to NRHP May 19, 2014

Firleigh Farms is a historic equine and fox hunting estate located near Southern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina. Firleigh was built in 1923-1924, and is a two-story, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling. It consists of a five-bay main block and a two-story ell forming an "L"-shaped plan. It was built as a winter-season hunting box for Augustine Healy and his wife, Jeanette Reid Healy. Also on the property is a contributing three-vehicle garage/servants’s quarters.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/29/14 through 5/23/14. National Park Service. 2014-05-30.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (October 2013). "Firleigh Farms" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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