Walter McCanless House

Walter McCanless House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
McCanless House, September 2012
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Location	200 Confederate Ave., Salisbury, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°40′59″N80°28′8″W / 35.68306°N 80.46889°W / 35.68306; -80.46889
Area	1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built	1927 (1927)-1929
Architect	Benton & Benton
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	05000452 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 21, 2005

The Walter McCanless House, also known (for later owners) as the Hedrick House or Donaldson House, is a historic home on Confederate Avenue in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, and was completed in 1929. ^[2] The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ^[1]

It is a large two-story, buff brick and terra cotta, Renaissance Revival-style mansion. It consists of a two-story main block with flanking single-story pavilions, and two symmetrical two-story rear ells project to give the home a U-shaped plan. Other contributing resources are the garage (c. 1929) and swimming pool (c. 1929). The entire property is a triple plat. ^[2]

The home was designed by architecture firm Benton & Benton of Wilson, North Carolina, and built between 1927 and 1929 for businessman Walter Franklin McCanless (1887–1958), son of Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless. ^[2] The construction cost was reported to be $250,000 (over $4.5 million in modern dollars). ^[2] It has been described as the county's "finest Italian Renaissance Revival house ... whose grandeur is unrivalled" in the area. ^[2]

See also

• Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless House

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Young, Diane M. (October 29, 2004). "Registration Form: McCanless, Walter, House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service, US Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 15, 2024– via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office.