The Banker's House is a historic home located at 319 N. Lafayette St. in
Shelby,
Cleveland County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect
G.S.H. Appleget, and was built in 1874–1875. It is a -story, T-shaped,
stuccoed brick house in the
Second Empire Second Empire may refer to:
* Second British Empire, used by some historians to describe the British Empire after 1783
* Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1396)
* Second French Empire (1852–1870)
** Second Empire architecture, an architectural styl ...
style. It features a -story tower, with
mansard roofs on the tower and main block. Also on the property is a contributing wellhouse and a one-story brick outbuilding.
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 ...
in 1975.
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Second Empire architecture in North Carolina
Houses completed in 1875
Houses in Cleveland County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Cleveland County, North Carolina
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