Interior view with stairs, Banker's House, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina

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

Title:
Interior view with stairs, Banker's House, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Houses
Second Empire
Stairs
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1102pnc012
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Interior views
Location:
Shelby (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

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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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0
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