Strange, Robert, Country House

309 Kirkland Dr., Fayetteville, North Carolina. County/parish: Cumberland.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 07, 1983. NRIS 83001871.

Part of Fayetteville MRA (NRIS 64000455).

3 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Myrtle Hill

From Wikipedia:

Robert Strange Country House

Robert Strange Country House, also known as Myrtle Hill, is a historic home located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built about 1825, and is a 1+12-story, gable roofed, Federal style frame dwelling. It has a 1+12-story rear ell and features a gable portico supported by two Tuscan order columns. Also on the property are a contributing spring house and a summer kitchen. It was the country home of U.S. Senator Robert Strange (1796-1854). The house stood at the center of Strange's large plantation.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717585