Rear view, carriage house, Banker's House, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina

Banker's House (Shelby, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Rear view, carriage house, Banker's House, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Carriage houses
Second Empire
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1102pnc003
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Shelby (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.

Source information

Repository:
Preservation North Carolina
Collection:
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
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In Copyright
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Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Banker's House (Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Appleget, G. S. H. (George S. H.), 1831-1880 
Built:
Street:
319 N. Lafayette St.
Community:
Shelby
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
28150
Provenance note:
The house was built for the founder of Shelby's first bank, Jesse Jenkins, and has been associated in later years with other banking families.
Architectural note:
Banker's House is thought to be one of the state's finest examples of the Second Empire style and is unusual as it is in brick.
Historical note:
This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Architectural note:
The National Register Nomination attributes the house to G.S.H. Appleget.
Location:
Shelby (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:
35.295563, -81.540106
External Resources:
National Register Nomination, Banker's House