Daltonia, also known as the John H. Dalton House, was a historic home located near Houstonville,

Iredell County, North Carolina Iredell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 186,693. Its county seat is Statesville, and its largest town is Mooresville. The county was formed in 1788, subtracted from Ro ...

. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, three-bay by two-bay,

Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...

style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, two-story rear ell, and the front facade features a two-story pedimented

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

. Also on the property is a contributing -story small log house and a loom house. It was added to the

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in 1980.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Greek Revival houses in North Carolina Houses completed in 1858 Houses in Iredell County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Iredell County, North Carolina {{IredellCountyNC-NRHP-stub