Melrose/Williamson House

Melrose/Williamson House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Melrose, HABS Photo, 1938
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Nearest city	Off NC 62, near Yanceyville, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°25′42″N79°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 No.	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] [3]}

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. unknown (n.d.). "Melrose/Williamson House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
3. "Melrose, The Williamson House" (PDF). NC.gov. Retrieved September 26, 2019.

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-119, " Williams House, NC Route 62 & State Route 1596, Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC ", 1 photo