5-655: Wood Lawn may refer to: Wood Lawn (Mount Mourne, North Carolina) , listed on the NRHP in Iredell County Wood Lawn (New Brunswick, New Jersey) , listed on the NRHP in Middlesex County See also [ edit ] Woodlawn (disambiguation) Woodlawn Cemetery (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
10-593: Is a plantation house built in 1836 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Located near Mount Mourne , Iredell County, North Carolina 1-mile (1.6 km) north of Davidson, North Carolina , the house was built about 1840 and is an example of the Federal - Greek Revival style of architecture often built in the Piedmont area during this period. The house was built by Dr. George Washington Stinson, one of
15-579: The first trustees of Davidson College , which was founded in 1837. The original structure consisted of 8 rooms (each with its own fireplace and mantle) on 2 levels off center hallways. The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story staircase features a walnut, spiral-turned handrail believed imported from Charleston, South Carolina . Tradition relates that Dr. Stinson's home was popular among the Davidson College students, not only because he had several eligible daughters, but also because he permitted square dancing, which
20-518: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wood_Lawn&oldid=983828466 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wood Lawn (Mount Mourne, North Carolina) Wood Lawn , also known as Woodlawn ,
25-610: Was strongly discouraged by the Presbyterians of the day. Stinson was a member of Centre Presbyterian Church, where he and his wife are buried. Their son, Edgar Burett Stinson, graduated from Davidson in 1856, fought in the Civil War , and then returned to the family home where he later died. The house remained in the Stinson family until the twentieth century. In 2002, the house and its 61-acre (250,000 m ) parcel were purchased for use by
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