Samuel J. McElroy House

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Samuel J. McElroy House
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Samuel J. McElroy House, September 2013
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LocationW of Huntersville on SR 2720, near Huntersville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°22′11″N80°54′9″W / 35.36972°N 80.90250°W / 35.36972; -80.90250
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1885 (1885)
Architectural styleVernacular Victorian
MPS Rural Mecklenburg County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91000078 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 1991

Samuel J. McElroy House is a historic home located near Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built about 1885, and is a two-story, T-shaped vernacular Victorian style frame farmhouse. It has gable roof and features a porch with original decorative woodwork. It has a one-story rear kitchen wing and a smokehouse. Also on the property is a contributing tack house (c. 1885). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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. Richard Mattson and William Huffman (July 1990). "Samuel J. McElroy House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.