National Register of Historic Places

Ayr Mount

Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina
Listed
August 25, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
71000606

About this property

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, a brick dwelling with a two-story, three-bay main block flanked by one-story, two-bay wings. A full-width front porch, added about 1894, was removed sometime after 1971 and replaced with a facsimile of the original porch. Mrs. Samuel (Emily) Kirkland, the last of four generations of Kirklands to occupy the house, lived there 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."

Location

Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina
36.07720, -79.09140

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Hillsborough Historic District
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Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Hillsborough NC
1865Civil War
0.5 mi
Raid on Hillsborough
1781Revolutionary War
0.5 mi
Battle of Hart's Mill
1781Revolutionary War
1.6 mi

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When was Ayr Mount listed on the National Register?

Ayr Mount was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Ayr Mount?

Ayr Mount is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ayr Mount is recorded as the industrial era.

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