The Walter McCanless House, also known (for later owners) as the Hedrick House or Donaldson House, is a historic home on Confederate Avenue in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, and was completed in 1929.[2] The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
Walter McCanless House | |
 McCanless House, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 200 Confederate Ave., Salisbury, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°40′59″N 80°28′8″W / 35.68306°N 80.46889°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1927-1929 |
| Architect | Benton & Benton |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000452[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 21, 2005 |
It is a large two-story, buff brick and terra cotta, Renaissance Revival-style mansion. It consists of a two-story main block with flanking single-story pavilions, and two symmetrical two-story rear ells project to give the home a U-shaped plan. Other contributing resources are the garage (c. 1929) and swimming pool (c. 1929). The entire property is a triple plat.[2]
The home was designed by architecture firm Benton & Benton of Wilson, North Carolina, and built between 1927 and 1929 for businessman Walter Franklin McCanless (1887–1958), son of Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless.[2] The construction cost was reported to be $250,000 (over $4.5 million in modern dollars).[2] It has been described as the county's "finest Italian Renaissance Revival house ... whose grandeur is unrivalled" in the area.[2]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Young, Diane M. (29 October 2004). "Registration Form: McCanless, Walter, House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service, US Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 15, 2024 – via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office.