Bost-Burris House

Bost-Burris House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bost-Burris House
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Location	Junction of SR 1149 and SR 1154, near Newton, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°40′0″N81°14′58″W / 35.66667°N 81.24944°W / 35.66667; -81.24944
Area	4.4 acres (1.8 ha)
Built	c. 1810 (1810)
Built by	Bost, Elias
Architectural style	Federal
MPS	Catawba County MPS
NRHP reference No.	90001033 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 5, 1990

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. 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 August 1, 2014.