George Sperling House and Outbuildings

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George Sperling House and Outbuildings
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Location1219 Fallston Rd., Shelby, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°18′53″N81°31′22″W / 35.31472°N 81.52278°W / 35.31472; -81.52278
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1909 (1909)-1920, 1927
ArchitectBranton, Augustus
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 01001425 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 31, 2001

George Sperling House and Outbuildings is a historic home and farm located near Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. The house was built in 1927, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style yellow brick dwelling. The contributing outbuildings were built between about 1909 and 1920 and include: a two-story, gambrel roof mule barn with German siding; corn crib; hog pen; wood house; two-story granary; smokehouse; generator house; and a tack house. Also on the property is the barn, built in 1927. [2]

This historic site was renovated and is currently the offices for the legal team of Teddy, Meekins, & Talbert.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [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. Sybil A. Bowers (August 2001). "George Sperling House and Outbuildings" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.