Albertus Ledbetter House
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| Location | 125 Haynes Rd., near Montford Cove, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°32′8″N 82°6′17″W / 35.53556°N 82.10472°W |
| Area | 5.2 acres (2.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1826, c. 1836 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001616[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 4, 2001 |
Albertus Ledbetter House is a historic home located near Montford Cove, McDowell County, North Carolina. The house was built for the family of Jonathan Ledbetter, a Revolutionary War veteran and pioneer settler.[2] His son Albertus Ledbetter continued to live there as an adult.[3]
The original section was built about 1826, and enlarged to its present size about 1836. It is two-story, side-gabled, timber frame dwelling with Federal style decorative elements. It features a one-story, full-width, shed-roofed porch. Also on the property are the contributing log smokehouse (c. 1826) and log spring house (c. 1826).[4]
Vacant for years and in poor condition, the house was restored by a couple in 1999 who took great care in preserving its historical details.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Deborah (July 2004). Old-House Journal. Active Interest Media, Inc. pp. 63–64. ISSN 0094-0178.
- ^ Haney, James Lawton; McDowell County Historical Preservation (2002). McDowell County, North Carolina: 1843-1943. Arcadia Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-7385-1476-5.
- ^ unknown (n.d.). "Albertus Ledbetter House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
