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Blackberry Hill (Tryon, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°12′20″N 82°12′34″W / 35.20556°N 82.20944°W / 35.20556; -82.20944
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Blackberry Hill
Blackberry Hill (Tryon, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Blackberry Hill (Tryon, North Carolina)
Blackberry Hill (Tryon, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Blackberry Hill (Tryon, North Carolina)
LocationEast of Tryon on SR 1516, near Tryon, North Carolina
Coordinates35°12′20″N 82°12′34″W / 35.20556°N 82.20944°W / 35.20556; -82.20944
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1847 (1847)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.74001372[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1974

Blackberry Hill, also known as Mills House, is a historic plantation house located near Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built about 1847, and is a two-story, five-bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It has exterior gable end chimneys and flanking one-story wing additions. The front facade features a two-tier colonnaded porch.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[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. ^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (August 1974). "Blackberry Hill" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.