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Bost-Burris House

Coordinates: 35°40′0″N 81°14′58″W / 35.66667°N 81.24944°W / 35.66667; -81.24944
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Bost-Burris House
Bost-Burris House
Bost-Burris House is located in North Carolina
Bost-Burris House
Bost-Burris House is located in the United States
Bost-Burris House
LocationJunction of SR 1149 and SR 1154, near Newton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°40′0″N 81°14′58″W / 35.66667°N 81.24944°W / 35.66667; -81.24944
Area4.4 acres (1.8 ha)
Builtc. 1810 (1810)
Built byBost, Elias
Architectural styleFederal
MPSCatawba County MPS
NRHP reference No.90001033[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1990

Bost-Burris House, also known as the Elias Burris House, is a historic home located near Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built about 1810, and is a two-story, hall-and-parlor plan, frame dwelling. It is three bays wide and has an exterior end stone chimney. It has a 1+12-story ell dated to the late-1860s, and a one-story ell from the late-1890s. The interior retains Federal style design elements from its original construction.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Barbara Kooiman; Laura A. H. Phillips & Michael Hill (June 1989). "Bost-Burris House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.