Davidson House (Troutman, North Carolina)

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Davidson House
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LocationSR 1337, near Troutman, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°44′55″N80°54′57″W / 35.74861°N 80.91583°W / 35.74861; -80.91583 Coordinates: 35°44′55″N80°54′57″W / 35.74861°N 80.91583°W / 35.74861; -80.91583
Area8.8 acres (3.6 ha)
Builtc. 1805 (1805), c. 1830
Architectural styleFederal
MPS Iredell County MRA
NRHP reference No. 80002880 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 24, 1980

Davidson House is a historic home located near Troutman, Iredell County, North Carolina. The original section was built about 1805, and enlarged and remodeled in the Federal period about 1830. It is a 1+12-story, two bay by two bay, log dwelling sheathed in weatherboard. It has a hall and parlor plan, front shed porch, rear shed rooms and porch, and a single should brick chimney. Also on the property is a contributing two-story three-bay wide, half-dovetail log barn. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Laura A. W. Phillips (February 1980). "Davidson House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.