Weymouth Center For The Arts & Humanities
Weymouth Center For The Arts & Humanities
555 East Connecticut Avenue
Southern Pines
North Carolina
28388
United States
Tel: (910) 692-6261
Website:
https://weymouthcenter.org/
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Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities is a cultural center with a Georgian Manor styled house which was once owned by novelist James Boyd and his wife, Katharine. Indoor and outdoor space may be rented for events. The grounds are open daily from sunrise to sunset. Please check for availability if you're having a picnic as we hold events on the grounds.
The surrounding 26-acre estate is open to the public for use as a natural preserve and park, with formal gardens designed by Alfred Yeomans, and is the gateway to the longleaf pine forest in the Boyd Tract of Weymouth Woods.
In 1977, Sam Ragan, NC Poet Laureate and publisher of The Pilot, along with Paul Green, Elizabeth S. (Buffie) Ives and others organized a group of colleagues to preserve and protect the Boyds’ legacy, the Boyd House and its beautiful surroundings. Friends of Weymouth,Inc. was chartered as a nonprofit corporation which purchased the home and grounds in 1979 to establish a cultural center. Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities opened its doors on July 20, 1979.
The surrounding 26-acre estate is open to the public for use as a natural preserve and park, with formal gardens designed by Alfred Yeomans, and is the gateway to the longleaf pine forest in the Boyd Tract of Weymouth Woods.
The Boyd House has served as a writers’ residency for 40+ years, and is the site for meetings of the N.C. Poetry Society, literary readings, dramatic performances, musical concerts and recitals. James Boyd’s study is the home of the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame, established in 1993.
The Boyd House has served as a writers’ residency for 40+ years, and is the site for meetings of the N.C. Poetry Society, literary readings, dramatic performances, musical concerts and recitals. James Boyd’s study is the home of the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame, established in 1993.
Opening Times
Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat-Sun Closed
Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat-Sun Closed
Established:
1979
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