Leslie-Taylor House, also known as Maple Lawn, is a historic home located at Vass,

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. It was built about 1879, and is a three-story, double pile frame dwelling with

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style decorative elements. It has a clipped gable roof and features three steep Gothic gables with ornate sawn bargeboards. It has a nearly full-width front porch with rooftop balcony. Also on the property are the contributing

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and

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. It was added to the

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in 2008.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Victorian architecture in North Carolina Houses completed in 1879 Houses in Moore County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Moore County, North Carolina {{MooreCountyNC-NRHP-stub