Isaiah Wilson Snugs House

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Isaiah Wilson Snugs House
ISAIAH WILSON SNUGS HOUSE AND MARKS HOUSE; ALBEMARLE, STANLY COUNTY.jpg
Isaiah Wilson Snugs House, March 2007
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Location112 N. Third St., Albemarle, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°21′3″N80°11′46″W / 35.35083°N 80.19611°W / 35.35083; -80.19611 Coordinates: 35°21′3″N80°11′46″W / 35.35083°N 80.19611°W / 35.35083; -80.19611
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1847 (1847)-1850, c. 1874
Architectural styleFed-Greek Revival Transition
NRHP reference # 95000190 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1995

The Isaiah Wilson Snugs House, also known as the Isaiah Wilson Snugs House and the Marks House, are two historic homes located at Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina. The Marks House was built about 1847, and is a two-story, transitional Federal / Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It is the oldest surviving house in Albemarle. It was moved to its present site behind the Snuggs house in 1975. The Isaiah Wilson Snuggs House, the second oldest in Albemarle, was built about 1874, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame dwelling, with a two-room kitchen/dining room ell. The houses were restored in the 1980s and are operated as historic house museums by the Stanly County Museum. [2]

Albemarle, North Carolina City in North Carolina, United States

Albemarle is a small city and the county seat of Stanly County, North Carolina. The population was 15,903 in the 2010 Census. Gerald R. "Ronnie" Michael serves as Mayor and Albemarle has a seven-member City Council elected in a combination of at-large and district seats. Albemarle has operated under the Council-Manager form of government since 1962. Michael Ferris has served as City Manager since December 2014 and previously served as Assistant City Manager for nearly two decades. The City Manager is appointed by the City Council, and is responsible for the day-to-day administration of City government. The City's Department Heads report directly to the City Manager, who is also responsible for development and administration of the City's annual budget.

Stanly County, North Carolina U.S. county in North Carolina, United States

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Federal architecture architectural style

Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the newly founded United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federalist Era. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design in the United States of the same time period. The style broadly corresponds to the classicism of Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Regency architecture in Britain and to the French Empire style.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (August 1994). "Isaiah Wilson Snugs House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
The Marks House in 2007 MARKS HOUSE, ALBEMARLE, STANLY COUNTY.jpg
The Marks House in 2007