Matthews Place Explained

Matthews Place
Location:Southeast of Hollister, near Hollister, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.2353°N -77.8936°W
Built:c., c. 1847
Architecture:Greek Revival, Georgian
Added:November 11, 1974
Refnum:74001352

Matthews Place, also known as Ivey Hill, is a historic plantation house located near Hollister, Halifax County, North Carolina. It consists of two houses: a two-story, three-bay, Georgian-style frame dwelling dated to about 1800, attached to a two-story, three-bay, Greek Revival-style frame dwelling added about 1847. The houses are set a right angles to the other. The older house has a single-shoulder brick chimney. The Greek Revival house features a pedimented front entrance porch with simple fluted Doric order columns.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Survey and Planning Unit Staff. Matthews Place. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . October 1974 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.