Espy Watts Brawley House

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Espy Watts Brawley House
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A view of the Brawley House from N.C. Highway 115
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Location601 William St., Mooresville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°35′55″N80°48′29″W / 35.59861°N 80.80806°W / 35.59861; -80.80806 Coordinates: 35°35′55″N80°48′29″W / 35.59861°N 80.80806°W / 35.59861; -80.80806
Built1904
Architectural style Colonial Revival; Queen Anne style
MPS Iredell County MRA
NRHP reference No. 80002859 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 24, 1980

The Espy Watts Brawley House, also known as the Brawley House, [2] is a historic home located at Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1904, and is a large 2+12-story, transitional Queen Anne / Colonial Revival style frame dwelling. It has a two-story side wing with a two-story, three-sided bay; truncated slate hipped roof; and one-story wraparound porch with porte-cochère. Also on the property are two contributing outbuildings. [3]

It is currently used as a venue for weddings and other events. [2] The house's namesake, Espy Watts Brawley, was a prominent local cotton farmer, cottonseed oil manufacturer, and banker. [4]

It was listed on 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. 1 2 "About: The Brawley House". charlottebanquethall.com. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. Laura A. W. Phillips (February 1980). "Espy Watts Brawley House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  4. Bishir, Catherine W.; Southern, Michael T. (2003). "Iredell County". A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Piedmont North Carolina. The Richard Hampton Jenrette Series in Architectural and Decorative Arts. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. p. 452. ISBN   0-8078-5444-1.