Blackberry Hill (Tryon, North Carolina)

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Blackberry Hill
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LocationEast of Tryon on SR 1516, near Tryon, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°12′20″N82°12′34″W / 35.20556°N 82.20944°W / 35.20556; -82.20944
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1847 (1847)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 74001372 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1974

Blackberry Hill, also known as Mills House, is a historic plantation house located near Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built about 1847, and is a two-story, five-bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It has exterior gable end chimneys and flanking one-story wing additions. The front facade features a two-tier colonnaded porch. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (August 1974). "Blackberry Hill" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.