Ayr Mount
Encyclopedia
Ayr Mount is a Federal style plantation
house located east of Hillsborough
, in Orange County, North Carolina
, the United States of America.
In 1799, William Kirkland (born in Ayr, Scotland) bought 500 acres (2 km²) east of Hillsborough. Circa 1815, he had a home built for himself, his wife, Margaret, and their children. The Kirkland family lived at Ayr Mount for four generations, with the last Kirkland, Mrs. Samuel (Emily) Kirkland, residing at Ayr Mount until 1985.
The property had gone through several owners prior to Kirkland's purchase of the property, the most well-known being William Few
, Jr., whose father, William Few, Sr., had a house built on the property circa 1764.
Today, Ayr Mount is a publicly-accessible historic site located on 265 acres (1.1 km²). It is a property of Classical American Homes Preservation Trust and is operated by Preservation North Carolina. The home has been furnished with Federal period antiques and decorative art, including some original Kirkland furnishings. Ayr Mount features guided house tours and the one-mile (1.6 km) hiking trail the "Poet's Walk."
Plantation
A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...
house located east of Hillsborough
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,653 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Orange County....
, in Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,801. Its county seat is Hillsborough...
, the United States of America.
In 1799, William Kirkland (born in Ayr, Scotland) bought 500 acres (2 km²) east of Hillsborough. Circa 1815, he had a home built for himself, his wife, Margaret, and their children. The Kirkland family lived at Ayr Mount for four generations, with the last Kirkland, Mrs. Samuel (Emily) Kirkland, residing at Ayr Mount until 1985.
The property had gone through several owners prior to Kirkland's purchase of the property, the most well-known being William Few
William Few
William Few, Jr. was an American politician and a farmer, and a businessman and a Founding Father of the United States. William represented the U.S. state of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention....
, Jr., whose father, William Few, Sr., had a house built on the property circa 1764.
Today, Ayr Mount is a publicly-accessible historic site located on 265 acres (1.1 km²). It is a property of Classical American Homes Preservation Trust and is operated by Preservation North Carolina. The home has been furnished with Federal period antiques and decorative art, including some original Kirkland furnishings. Ayr Mount features guided house tours and the one-mile (1.6 km) hiking trail the "Poet's Walk."