James Dexter Ledbetter House

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James Dexter Ledbetter House
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James Ledbetter House, July 2013
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LocationOff U.S. Route 74, near Forest City, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°21′11″N81°54′06″W / 35.35306°N 81.90167°W / 35.35306; -81.90167
Area15.7 acres (6.4 ha)
Built1914 (1914)
Built byLedbetter, James Dexter; Baynard, James Andrew
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Classical Revival, Neo-Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 82003511 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 14, 1982

James Dexter Ledbetter House is a historic home located near Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It built in 1914, and is a 2+12-story, three-bay, double pile frame dwelling with Classical Revival and Colonial Revival style design elements. It sits on a low brick foundation and has a hipped roof. The front facade features a two-story engaged portico supported by Tuscan order columns, with a one-story wraparound section also supported by Tuscan columns. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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. Doug Swaim and Jim Sumner (December 1981). "James Dexter Ledbetter House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.