Bost-Burris House, also known as the Elias Burris House, is a historic home located near Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built about 1810, and is a two-story, hall-and-parlor plan, frame dwelling. It is three bays wide and has an exterior end stone chimney. It has a 1+1⁄2-story ell dated to the late-1860s, and a one-story ell from the late-1890s. The interior retains Federal style design elements from its original construction.[2]
Bost-Burris House | |
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| Location | Junction of SR 1149 and SR 1154, near Newton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°40′0″N 81°14′58″W / 35.66667°N 81.24944°W |
| Area | 4.4 acres (1.8 ha) |
| Built | c. 1810 |
| Built by | Bost, Elias |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| MPS | Catawba County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001033[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 1990 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Barbara Kooiman; Laura A. H. Phillips & Michael Hill (June 1989). "Bost-Burris House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.