Carrier Houses

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Carrier Houses
Carrier-McBrayer House.jpg
Carrier-McBrayer House, January 2014
Carrier Houses is located in North Carolina
Carrier Houses
Location415 and 423 N. Main St., Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°22′11″N 81°57′25″W / 35.36972°N 81.95694°W / 35.36972; -81.95694Coordinates: 35°22′11″N 81°57′25″W / 35.36972°N 81.95694°W / 35.36972; -81.95694
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Builtc. 1835 (1835), 1879
Built byHarvey Dewey Carrier
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Transit. Federal/Gr. Revival
NRHP reference No.92000681[1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1992

Carrier Houses, also known as the Carrier-Ward House and Carrier-McBrayer House, are two historic homes located near Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. The Carrier-Ward House was built in 1879, and is a two-story, weatherboarded, side-gabled Queen Anne-style frame house. It has a front projecting wing and a three-story square tower with pyramidal roof. The Carrier-McBrayer House was built about 1835, and is a transitional Federal / Greek Revival style I-house with two-story ell. The weatherboarded house sits on a brick foundation.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Carolyn A. Humphries (January 1992). "Carrier Houses" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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