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The Boylan Mansion (Montford Hall)

By RHDC
The Boylan Mansion (Montfort Hall)
The Boylan Mansion (Montfort Hall) Before renovation. Image Courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina

The Italianate-style plantation home of prominent citizen William Montford Boylan is a landmark at the northern entrance to the Boylan Heights Historic District. Designed by English architect William Percival, the house features deep bracketed eaves, round-arched and segmented-arch windows, and a polygonal cupola at the roof. A local church altered the dwelling for religious services, but Montford Hall has since been restored to its original use. Private residence.

Date: 1858

Images

The Boylan Mansion (Montfort Hall)
The Boylan Mansion (Montfort Hall) Before renovation. Image Courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina
The Boylan Mansion (Montfort Hall), c.1900
The Boylan Mansion (Montfort Hall), c.1900 Image Courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina
The Boylan Mansion, 2011
The Boylan Mansion, 2011 Image courtesy of D. Strevel, Capital City Camera Club.
The Boylan Mansion, 2011
The Boylan Mansion, 2011 Detail. Image courtesy of D. Strevel, Capital City Camera Club.

Location

308 South Boylan Avenue

Metadata

Related Resources

  1. The Boylan Mansion (Montford Hall) Landmark Designation Ordinance and Report

Citation Info

RHDC, “The Boylan Mansion (Montford Hall),” Raleigh Historic, accessed May 13, 2024, https://raleighhistoric.org/items/show/27.

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