Gaither House (Harmony, North Carolina)

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Gaither House
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LocationNC 901, near Harmony, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°56′37″N80°44′39″W / 35.94361°N 80.74417°W / 35.94361; -80.74417 Coordinates: 35°56′37″N80°44′39″W / 35.94361°N 80.74417°W / 35.94361; -80.74417
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Iredell County MRA
NRHP reference No. 80002851 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 24, 1980

Gaither House is a historic home located near Harmony, Iredell County, North Carolina. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, three bay by three bay, vernacular Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and features a hipped roof entrance portico with fluted Doric order columns. [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). "Gaither House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.