Jarvis House, also known as the Ira Jarvis House, is a historic home located near

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. Located on the property are the contributing log building known as the log house, erected before 1850; the two-story 1880s Ira Jarvis House; and a detached stone cellar added in the early 1900s. The Ira Jarvis House is a simple tri-gable balloon-frame

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with a hall and parlor plan. It was listed on the

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in 1991.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Houses completed in 1880 Houses in Alleghany County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Alleghany County, North Carolina {{AlleghanyCountyNC-NRHP-stub