Shelton House (Waynesville, North Carolina)

Shelton House
Shelton House, April 2011
Location 307 Shelton St., Waynesville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°29′05″N 82°59′09″W / 35.48472°N 82.98583°W / 35.48472; -82.98583Coordinates: 35°29′05″N 82°59′09″W / 35.48472°N 82.98583°W / 35.48472; -82.98583
Area 8.5 acres (3.4 ha)
Built c. 1878 (1878)
NRHP reference # 79001722[1]
Added to NRHP January 31, 1979

Shelton House is a historic home located at Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina. The front section was built about 1878, with a later two-story rear wing. It features an engaged two-tier front porch and stepped-shoulder, gable end brick chimneys.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Shelton House is now a historic house museum that features historic furnishings and decorative items, heritage crafts, agricultural exhibits, and items of today’s crafters and artisans. The early 20th century barn includes antiqur farm tools.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Michael T. Southern and Jerry L. Cross (November 1978). "Shelton House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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