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Sunny Side (Burlington, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 36°1′13″N 79°28′57″W / 36.02028°N 79.48250°W / 36.02028; -79.48250
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Sunny Side
Sunny Side (Burlington, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Sunny Side (Burlington, North Carolina)
Sunny Side (Burlington, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Sunny Side (Burlington, North Carolina)
LocationNC 1136, 3 miles E of jct. with NC 62, near Burlington, North Carolina
Coordinates36°1′13″N 79°28′57″W / 36.02028°N 79.48250°W / 36.02028; -79.48250
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1871 (1871)
Architectural styleItalianate, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.87000457[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 23, 1987

Sunny Side is a historic home located near Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1871, and is a two-story, T-shaped frame Italianate style dwelling with Gothic Revival style design elements. It features an ornate two-bay hip-roof front porch. Also on the property are the contributing well house and smokehouse, and the remnants of the original gardens. It was built by Lawrence S. Holt, a prominent Alamance County textile mill owner and philanthropist.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Patricia S. Dickinson and Shelia Bumgarner (n.d.). "Sunny Side" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.