Near Mooresville in Iredell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Stinson Hall
Administration
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller
1. Stinson Hall Marker
Listed on the
National Registry
of Historic Places
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.
Location. 35° 31.088′ N, 80° 50.068′ W. Marker is near Mooresville, North Carolina, in Iredell County. It is on Woodlawn School Loop north of Presbyterian Road (North Carolina Road 1138), on the left when traveling east. Marker is on the campus of Woodlawn School. The house is the school's administration building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 135 Woodlawn School Loop, Mooresville NC 28115, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Greater Charlotte. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Granville Grant (approx. 0.6 miles away); D.H. Hill (approx. 1.2 miles away); Original Chapel of Davidson College (approx. 1.4 miles away); With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited, 2025 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Davidson College War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Davidson Alumni World War II Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away);
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Regarding Stinson Hall. Excerpts from the National register nomination:
Wood Lawn, built ca. 1840 by Dr. George Stinson, prominent planter and trustee of Davidson College, is one of the most sophisticated and best preserved plantation houses in Iredell County.
Dr. George Washington Stinson moved to south Iredell County from Chester, South Carolina, in the 1830s. Dr. Stinson was an early trustee of nearby Davidson College. Tradition relates that Stinson's home was popular among the Davidson students, not only because he had several eligible daughters, but because he permitted square dancing, which was strongly discouraged by the Presbyterians of the day.
Edgar Burett Stinson was the son of Dr. George Stinson. He was graduated from Davidson College in 1856, fought in the Civil War, and then returned to Wood Lawn where he later died. The house then passed to his sister, Mrs. Ida Stinson Davis, and remained in the family until the twentieth century.
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 2023
2. Stinson Hall Second Marker
It reads:
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic
Places
by the
United States Department of the Interior
National Register
of Historic
Places
by the
United States Department of the Interior
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 2023
3. Stinson Hall Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 867 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
