Bollinger-Hartley House
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The Bollinger-Hartley House is a historic house located at 423 North Main Street in
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Watauga County, North Carolina Watauga County ( )
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Description and history

It was built in 1914, and is a -story,
Bungalow A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is either single-story or has a second story built into a sloping roof (usually with dormer windows), and may be surrounded by wide verandas. The first house in England that was classified as a b ...
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American Craftsman American Craftsman is an American domestic architectural style, inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, which included interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts, beginning in the last years of the 19th century. Its ...
style frame dwelling. It rests on a stone foundation and has a full-width front porch and stone chimney. The house features native stone and chestnut, weatherboards, and wood shingles. Also on the property is a contributing stone cellar (c. 1933) and
spring house A spring house, or springhouse, is a small building, usually of a single room, constructed over a spring. While the original purpose of a springhouse was to keep the spring water clean by excluding fallen leaves, animals, etc., the enclosing stru ...
/ shop (c. 1920). It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on March 9, 1995.


References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Houses completed in 1914 Houses in Watauga County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Watauga County, North Carolina Bungalow architecture in North Carolina American Craftsman architecture in North Carolina {{WataugaCountyNC-NRHP-stub