Wood Lawn (Mount Mourne, North Carolina)

Wood Lawn, also known as Woodlawn, is a plantation house built in 1836 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located near Mount Mourne, Iredell County, North Carolina 1-mile (1.6 km) north of Davidson, North Carolina, the house was built about 1840 and is an example of the Federal-Greek Revival style of architecture often built in the Piedmont area during this period. The house was built by Dr. George Washington Stinson, one of the first trustees of Davidson College, which was founded in 1837.[2]

Wood Lawn
Wood Lawn (Mount Mourne, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Wood Lawn (Mount Mourne, North Carolina)
Wood Lawn (Mount Mourne, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Wood Lawn (Mount Mourne, North Carolina)
LocationSR 1138, near Mount Mourne, North Carolina
Coordinates35°31′5″N 80°50′5″W / 35.51806°N 80.83472°W / 35.51806; -80.83472
Area14.3 acres (5.8 ha)
Built1836 (1836)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
MPSIredell County MRA
NRHP reference No.80002866[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 24, 1980

History

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The original structure consisted of 8 rooms (each with its own fireplace and mantle) on 2 levels off center hallways. The 2+12-story staircase features a walnut, spiral-turned handrail believed imported from Charleston, South Carolina. Tradition relates that Dr. Stinson's home was popular among the Davidson College students, not only because he had several eligible daughters, but also because he permitted square dancing, which was strongly discouraged by the Presbyterians of the day. Stinson was a member of Centre Presbyterian Church, where he and his wife are buried. Their son, Edgar Burett Stinson, graduated from Davidson in 1856, fought in the Civil War, and then returned to the family home where he later died. The house remained in the Stinson family until the twentieth century.[3]

In 2002, the house and its 61-acre (250,000 m2) parcel were purchased for use by a new independent, private school - Woodlawn School. One year later, the house was renovated to serve as the school's administration building, and was dedicated as Stinson Hall, in honor of its builder.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Laura A. W. Phillips (February 1980). "Wood Lawn" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  3. ^ [dead link]Woodlawn School - Historic Woodlawn House
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