Carter–Swain House is a historic home located near Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The original section was built about 1849, and is a two-story, log house measuring 15 feet by 17 feet. It was later expanded, and is a two-story weatherboarded structure with two-tiered porches and a rear ell. Also on the property is a contributing four-pen log barn. The house functioned as a roadside inn during the late-19th century.[2]
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| Location | E side SR 2162, N of jct. with SR 2163, near Democrat, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°47′24″N 82°29′31″W / 35.79000°N 82.49194°W |
| Area | 8.7 acres (3.5 ha) |
| Built | c. 1849 |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001114[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1987 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jamie Englund (April 1987). "Carter–Swain House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.