W. F. Carter House

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W. F. Carter House
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Location418 S. Main St., Mount Airy, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°29′48″N80°36′17″W / 36.49667°N 80.60472°W / 36.49667; -80.60472 Coordinates: 36°29′48″N80°36′17″W / 36.49667°N 80.60472°W / 36.49667; -80.60472
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference # 83001917 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 1983

W. F. Carter House, also known as the Carter House, is a historic home located at Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. It was built about 1908, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style frame dwelling. It features a central two-story Ionic order portico, with a one-story Doric order porch which runs beneath the portico for the full length of the three-bay facade. The house is an enlarged and remodeled earlier dwelling. Also on the property is a contributing outbuilding. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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. Laura A. W. Phillips (February 1983). "W. F. Carter House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.