Burleigh (Concord, North Carolina)

Burleigh

Outbuildings south of the main house
Location NW of Concord on NC 57, near Concord, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°29′08″N 79°07′10″W / 36.48556°N 79.11944°W / 36.48556; -79.11944Coordinates: 36°29′08″N 79°07′10″W / 36.48556°N 79.11944°W / 36.48556; -79.11944
Area 133 acres (54 ha)
Built c. 1800 (1800)-1820
Architectural style Greek Revival, Georgian, Federal
NRHP Reference # 80002893[1]
Added to NRHP May 1, 1980

Burleigh, also known as the McGehee-Phifer Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Concord, Person County, North Carolina. It was built between about 1800 and 1820, and is a 2 1/2-story, vernacular Late Georgian central hall plan symmetrical frame dwelling. The front and facades features Greek Revival style, one-story, temple front porticoes with Doric order columns. The interior has Late Federal and Greek Revival style design elements.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Charlotte V. Brown and Jim Sumner (November 1979). "Burleigh" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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