Graylyn

Graylyn
Location Reynolda Rd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°7′02″N 80°16′59″W / 36.11722°N 80.28306°W / 36.11722; -80.28306Coordinates: 36°7′02″N 80°16′59″W / 36.11722°N 80.28306°W / 36.11722; -80.28306
Area 87 acres (35 ha)
Built 1927-32
Architect Lashmit, Luther; et al.
Architectural style Norman Revival
NRHP Reference # 78001949[1]
Added to NRHP August 3, 1978

Graylyn is a historic estate located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The mansion was built in 1927, and is a large and rambling Norman Revival style mansion. It is 2 1/2 stories and is faced with yellow Randolph County stone. It features an irregular slate covered hipped roof pierced by roundheaded dormers and ornamented brick chimneys with multiple flues. It is set on grounds designed by noted landscape architect Thomas Warren Sears. Associated with the house are a number of contributing outbuildings including a garage-guest house and "farm" complex.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ H. McKelden Smith (n.d.). "Graylyn" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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