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Old Stone House (Granite Quarry, North Carolina)
The Michael Braun House (also known as the Old Stone House) is a historic Colonial stone house located near Granite Quarry, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. It is the oldest known dwelling in Rowan County and one of the oldest in Piedmont North Carolina. Description and history The Michael Braun House was built over seven years on 274 acres that Braun purchased after moving to the area in the late 1750s. 3500 tons of granite came from a quarry in the area. The house is a two-story four-bay-wide stone house with two end chimneys and one-story frame kitchen wing on east side. A notable feature of the restored house is a pent roof on north and west sides. It is an example of early German Colonial architecture typical of German settlements in Pennsylvania and the country of origin, Germany. The house was abandoned for about 50 years and in bad shape when the Rowan Museum purchased it in 1959. After restoration it became a tourist attraction in 1966. It was listed on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granite Quarry, North Carolina
Granite Quarry is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,930 at the 2010 census. History Granite Quarry was originally named Woodville when it was founded in the late 1800s. However, the first post office in the town was established under the name of Woodsides in 1891, after a prominent family in the area named Woodsides. The name was officially changed to Woodsides when the town was incorporated on March 7, 1901 by the North Carolina General Assembly. Jerry L. Shuping was the first mayor. The first town meetings were held in an upstairs room in the W. S. Brown store building. What is now the Town Hall Municipal Building was originally built in 1963 by Gemgas, and purchased later by the town. Soon after the town's incorporation, however, problems arose with mail delivery, since there was already another town in North Carolina named Woodsides. Because of this, in 1902, the post office changed its name to Granite Quarry, after the stone quarried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |