Summer Villa and McKay–Salmon House

Historic plantation complex in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place
Summer Villa and the McKay–Salmon House
35°24′18″N 78°51′54″W / 35.40500°N 78.86500°W / 35.40500; -78.86500
Area45 acres (18 ha)
Built1849 (1849), c. 1885
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.85000902[1]
Added to NRHPApril 25, 1985

Summer Villa and McKay–Salmon House is a historic plantation complex and national historic district located near Lillington, Harnett County, North Carolina. It encompasses seven contributing buildings on a rural farm complex. Summer Villa was built about 1849, and is a two-story, five-bay, Greek Revival style dwelling updated in the early 20th century Classical Revival style. It features a central, two-story pedimented portico supported by monumental Doric order columns with a one-story wraparound porch. The outbuildings associated with Summer Villa include the "Playhouse", carriage house (c. 1850), corn crib and three outbuildings. The McKay–Salmon House built in the last quarter of the 19th century and is a one-story decorated frame cottage.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Allison Harris Black and Michael Hill (December 1984). "Summer Villa and the McKay–Salmon House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Topics


Lists
by countyOther lists


This article about a property in Harnett County, North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e