Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless House
Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless House | |
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| Location | 619 S. Main St., Salisbury, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°40′59″N 80°28′33″W / 35.68306°N 80.47583°W |
| Area | 0.378 acres (0.153 ha) |
| Built | 1897 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000264[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 2014 |
Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless House is a historic home located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. It is a three-story, three bay by four bay, Second Empire style dwelling faced with rusticated granite. It has a rounded corner tower and a steep, concave, mansard roof sheathed in decorative slate shingles. Also on the property is a one-story, granite-veneered brick outbuilding believed to have been the kitchen.[2]
Napoleon B. McCanless served as president of the Halifax Cotton Mill Company, and held interests in agriculture, manufacturing, and mining.[3] His home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties. National Park Service. 2014-05-30.
- ^ Laura A. W. Phillips (November 2013). "Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ History of North Carolina: North Carolina, Volume IV. Lewis Publishing Company. 1919. p. 135.
