Melton–Fortune Farmstead is a historic home and farm located near Golden Valley, Rutherford County, North Carolina. The oldest section of the house was built about 1796, and is a rectangular, hall-and-parlor plan, log structure that forms two rooms of the central core. The house is a 1 1/2-story, weatherboarded structure with an engaged porch and Federal style design elements. Also on the property are the contributing log barn, threshing machine, and archaeological sites.[2]
Melton–Fortune Farmstead | |
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| Location | SR 1006 south of NC 226, near Golden Valley, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°30′34″N 81°45′52″W / 35.50944°N 81.76444°W |
| Area | 140 acres (57 ha) |
| Built | 1796 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Vernacular Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001553[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 11, 1985 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Doug Swaim and Jim Sumner (April 1985). "Melton–Fortune Farmstead" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.