Robert Strange Country House
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Location | 309 Kirkland Dr., Fayetteville, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°5′30″N 78°52′28″W / 35.09167°N 78.87444°WCoordinates: 35°5′30″N 78°52′28″W / 35.09167°N 78.87444°W |
Area | 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) |
Built | 1825 |
Architectural style | Federal |
MPS | Fayetteville MRA |
NRHP reference # | 83001871 |
Added to NRHP | July 7, 1983 |
Robert Strange Country House, also known as Myrtle Hill, is a historic home located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built about 1825, and is a 1 1/2-story, gable roofed, Federal style frame dwelling. It has a 1 1/2-story rear ell and features a gable portico supported by two Tuscan order columns. Also on the property are a contributing spring house and a summer kitchen. It was the country home of U.S. Senator Robert Strange (1796-1854). The house stood at the center of Strange's large plantation.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.