Bost-Burris House Explained

Bost-Burris House
Location:Junction of SR 1149 and SR 1154, near Newton, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.6667°N -81.2494°W
Built:c.
Builder:Bost, Elias
Architecture:Federal
Added:July 5, 1990
Refnum:90001033

Bost-Burris House, also known as the Elias Burris House, is a historic home located near Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built about 1810, and is a two-story, hall-and-parlor plan, frame dwelling. It is three bays wide and has an exterior end stone chimney. It has a -story ell dated to the late-1860s, and a one-story ell from the late-1890s. The interior retains Federal style design elements from its original construction.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barbara Kooiman . Laura A. H. Phillips . Michael Hill . amp . Bost-Burris House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 1989. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.