{"id":27,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:31:11","latitude":35.77665400000000062163962866179645061492919921875,"longitude":-78.65097289999999929932528175413608551025390625,"title":"The Boylan Mansion (Montford Hall)","subtitle":"","fullsize":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/5e583e2a7205f06d23543ba561c989cb.jpg","address":"308 South Boylan Avenue","all_locations":[],"zoom":5,"creator":["RHDC"],"description":"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.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nDate:  1858","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR10/TheBoylanMansion(MontfortHall)_LandmarkOrdinanceAndReport.pdf\">The Boylan Mansion (Montford Hall) Landmark Designation Ordinance and Report</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/5e583e2a7205f06d23543ba561c989cb.jpg":{"id":18,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"The Boylan Mansion (Montfort Hall)","description":"Before renovation.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nImage Courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/5e583e2a7205f06d23543ba561c989cb.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/2c7cef3948186d0a92bcb8416ee4215a.jpg":{"id":19,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"The Boylan Mansion (Montfort Hall), c.1900","description":"<br />\r\n<br />\r\nImage Courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/2c7cef3948186d0a92bcb8416ee4215a.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/ed89f581abcd5ad35a7e715f02193bfd.jpg":{"id":128,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"The Boylan Mansion, 2011","description":"Image courtesy of D. Strevel, Capital City Camera Club.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/ed89f581abcd5ad35a7e715f02193bfd.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/ce564401184c1a5d9ed399cbf24d5f9b.jpg":{"id":129,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"The Boylan Mansion, 2011","description":"Detail.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nImage courtesy of D. Strevel, Capital City Camera Club.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/ce564401184c1a5d9ed399cbf24d5f9b.jpg"}}}