Albertus Ledbetter House

Albertus Ledbetter House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	125 Haynes Rd., near Montford Cove, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°32′8″N82°6′17″W / 35.53556°N 82.10472°W / 35.53556; -82.10472
Area	5.2 acres (2.1 ha)
Built	c. 1826 (1826), c. 1836
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	00001616 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 4, 2001

Albertus Ledbetter House is a historic home located near Montford Cove, McDowell County, North Carolina. The house was built for the family of Jonathan Ledbetter, a Revolutionary War veteran and pioneer settler. ^[2] His son Albertus Ledbetter continued to live there as an adult. ^[3]

The original section was built about 1826, and enlarged to its present size about 1836. It is two-story, side-gabled, timber frame dwelling with Federal style decorative elements. It features a one-story, full-width, shed-roofed porch. Also on the property are the contributing log smokehouse (c. 1826) and log spring house (c. 1826). ^[4]

Vacant for years and in poor condition, the house was restored by a couple in 1999 who took great care in preserving its historical details. ^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Deborah (July 2004). Old-House Journal. Active Interest Media, Inc. pp. 63–64. ISSN   0094-0178.
3. Haney, James Lawton; McDowell County Historical Preservation (2002). McDowell County, North Carolina: 1843-1943. Arcadia Publishing. p. 73. ISBN   978-0-7385-1476-5.
4. unknown (n.d.). "Albertus Ledbetter House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.