Gregson-Hadley House

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Gregson-Hadley House
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Location322 E. Raleigh St., Siler City, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°43′27″N79°27′34″W / 35.72417°N 79.45944°W / 35.72417; -79.45944 Coordinates: 35°43′27″N79°27′34″W / 35.72417°N 79.45944°W / 35.72417; -79.45944
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Builtc. 1903 (1903)
ArchitectTippet, W.H.
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS Chatham County MRA
NRHP reference No. 85001454 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1985

Gregson-Hadley House is a historic home located at Siler City, Chatham County, North Carolina. The house was built in approximately 1903, and is named for leading Siler City industrialist Julius Clarence Gregson, for whom it was built, and his brother-in-law Wade Hadley, to whom it was sold in 1920. It is a 1+12-story, richly decorated Queen Anne style dwelling. It features an exaggerated hip roof with several projecting gables, a pentagonal corner turret, and Eastlake movement wraparound porch. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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. Ray Manieri (July 1983). "Gregson-Hadley House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.