Overcarsh House

Historic house in North Carolina, United States
United States historic place
Overcarsh House
Overcash House, November 2009
35°13′58″N 80°50′30″W / 35.23278°N 80.84167°W / 35.23278; -80.84167
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1879 (1879)-1898
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.83001896[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1983

Overcarsh House is a historic home located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built between 1879 and 1898, and is a two-story, rectangular Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard, sits on a brick foundation, and has a hipped roof on the main block. It features extended gable-roofed bays, a conical-roofed tower, shallow entrance porch, and decorative gables. Its builder, Elias Overcarsh (1821–1898), was a prominent Methodist minister. The Overcarsh family owned the house until 1966.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Jo Ann Williford; Davyd Foard Hood & Jim Sumner (n.d.). "Overcarsh House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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