Firleigh Farms
Firleigh Farms is located in North Carolina
Firleigh Farms
Firleigh Farms is located in the United States
Firleigh Farms
Location252 Fir Leigh Rd., near Southern Pines, North Carolina
Coordinates35°10′16″N 79°21′17″W / 35.17111°N 79.35472°W / 35.17111; -79.35472
Area25.33 acres (10.25 ha)
Built1923 (1923)-1924
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.14000229[1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 2014

Firleigh Farms is a historic equine and fox hunting estate located near Southern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina. Firleigh was built in 1923–1924, and is a two-story, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling. It consists of a five-bay main block and a two-story ell forming an L-shaped plan. It was built as a winter-season hunting box for Augustine Healy and his wife, Jeanette Reid Healy. Also on the property is a contributing three-vehicle garage/servants's quarters.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/29/14 through 5/23/14. National Park Service. 2014-05-30.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (October 2013). "Firleigh Farms" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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