Ayr Mount, Hillsborough

Name: Ayr Mount
Address: Hillsborough, United States

#6 among attractions in Hillsborough

Museum, History museum

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Ayr Mount is a Federal style plantation house located east of Hillsborough, in Orange County, North Carolina, the United States of America. ()

Built: 1815 (209 years ago)Coordinates: 36°4'37"N, 79°5'30"W

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Hillsborough United States

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Ayr Mount – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dickerson Chapel, Burwell School Historic Site, Orange County Historical Museum, Hillsborough Historic District.

0.4 miW
Church
Dickerson Chapel, Hillsborough
12 min walk • Dickerson Chapel is a historic chapel in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Built in 1790, the chapel originally served as the courthouse for Orange County until 1844. It housed a Baptist congregation from 1845 until 1862, when it was purchased by a group of Quakers to serve as a school for African-American children.
0.5 miW
Museum
Burwell School Historic Site, Hillsborough
13 min walk • The Burwell School is an American historic site and former school, located in Hillsborough, North Carolina. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located in the Hillsborough Historic District.
0.4 miW
36°4'38"N • 79°5'59"W
Orange County Historical Museum, Hillsborough
12 min walk • History museum, Museum
~1660 ftSW
Visitor center, Greek Revival architecture
Hillsborough Historic District, Hillsborough
9 min walk • Hillsborough Historic District is a national historic district located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 529 contributing buildings, 9 contributing sites, 13 contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Hillsborough.
~1080 ftW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and Churchyard, Hillsborough
6 min walk • St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and Churchyard is a historic Episcopal church located on St. Mary's Road, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. The first three bays of the Gothic Revival-style brick church were built between 1825–1826, and its rear was extended by another bay in 1868.
0.5 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Eagle Lodge, Hillsborough
12 min walk • Eagle Lodge is a historic Masonic lodge building located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built in 1823, and two-story, three bay, square brick building in the Greek Revival style.
0.5 miW
36°4'27"N • 79°6'2"W
Orange County Public Library, Hillsborough
14 min walk • Library
0.6 miSE
Sport, Sport venue
Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsborough
15 min walk • Occoneechee Speedway was one of the first two NASCAR tracks to open. It closed in 1968 and is the only dirt track remaining from the inaugural 1949 season. It is located just outside the town of Hillsborough, North Carolina.
0.5 miNW
Interesting neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture
Ruffin-Roulhac House, Hillsborough
14 min walk • Ruffin-Roulhac House, also known as Little Hawfields, is a historic home located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built about 1820, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, five bay, frame dwelling including a two-room addition built about 1830.
0.8 miSW
Neighbourhood
Nash-Hooper House, Hillsborough
22 min walk • The Nash-Hooper House, also known as the William Hooper House, is a historic house at 118 West Tryon Street in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
0.6 miW
Neighbourhood
Heartsease, Hillsborough
15 min walk • Heartsease is a historic home located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built about 1770, and consists of a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, central block dating to the late 18th century, with an early 19th-century 1+1⁄2-story east wing, and two-story pedimented west wing added in the late 19th century.

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Which popular attractions are close to Ayr Mount?

Nearby attractions include St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and Churchyard, Hillsborough (6 min walk), Hillsborough Historic District, Hillsborough (9 min walk), Dickerson Chapel, Hillsborough (12 min walk), Orange County Historical Museum, Hillsborough (12 min walk).

How to get to Ayr Mount by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ayr Mount:

Bus

Food Lion - Churton Grove Center • Lines: Hillsborough Circulator, Orange-Alamance Connector (20 min walk)
US 70 at Riverside Dr • Lines: Hillsborough Circulator (26 min walk)