James Boyd House

James Boyd House
James Boyd House, March 2007
Location Ridge Rd. and Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°10′14″N 79°23′00″W / 35.17056°N 79.38333°W / 35.17056; -79.38333Coordinates: 35°10′14″N 79°23′00″W / 35.17056°N 79.38333°W / 35.17056; -79.38333
Area 40 acres (16 ha)
Built 1920 (1920)
Architect Embry, Aymur
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 77001005[1]
Added to NRHP May 12, 1977

James Boyd House, also known as Weymouth, is a historic home located at Southern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Aymar Embury II and built in the 1920s. It is a large, rambling Colonial Revival style brick dwelling. It consists of a five-bay, two-story central block flanked by two-story hyphens and wings. It was built by historical novelist James Boyd after World War I.[2] Since 1979, the building has housed the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. H. McKelden Smith and Jim Sumner (n.d.). "James Boyd House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities website


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