Brownlea

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Location405 Southampton Court, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°3′8″N78°54′53″W / 35.05222°N 78.91472°W / 35.05222; -78.91472
Area2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1939 (1939)
ArchitectMcDowell, J. Harold
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 03000803 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 2003

Brownlea, also known as the Rufus C. Brown House, is a historic home located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1939, and is a five-part Colonial Revival style stone dwelling. It consists of a two-story main block, flanked by 1+12-story wings, with garage and sunroom appendages. Also on the property are a contributing well house and barbeque pit, both built in 1939. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Michelle A. Michael (February 2003). "Brownlea" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.