Melrose/Williamson House

Melrose/Williamson House

Melrose, HABS Photo, 1938
Nearest city Off NC 62, near Yanceyville, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°25′42″N 79°17′51″W / 36.42833°N 79.29750°W / 36.42833; -79.29750Coordinates: 36°25′42″N 79°17′51″W / 36.42833°N 79.29750°W / 36.42833; -79.29750
Area 172 acres (70 ha)
Built c. 1780 (1780), c. 1840
NRHP Reference # 85000379[1]
Added to NRHP February 28, 1985

Melrose, also known as the Williamson House, is a historic plantation house located near Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina. It consists of two two-story, frame blocks connected by a 1 1/2-story breezeway. The original section dated to about 1780 and is a two-story, frame single pile block with Federal style details. The later section was built about 1840, and is a two-story, frame single pile block with Greek Revival style details. The later section features a portico supported by four unfluted Doric order columns. Also on the property is an octagonal, Williamsburg-style pump house with a conical roof.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ unknown (n.d.). "Melrose/Williamson House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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