James Dexter Ledbetter House
James Ledbetter House, July 2013
James Dexter Ledbetter House is located in North Carolina
James Dexter Ledbetter House
James Dexter Ledbetter House is located in the United States
James Dexter Ledbetter House
LocationOff U.S. Route 74, near Forest City, North Carolina
Coordinates35°21′11″N 81°54′06″W / 35.35306°N 81.90167°W / 35.35306; -81.90167
Area15.7 acres (6.4 ha)
Built1914 (1914)
Built byLedbetter, James Dexter; Baynard, James Andrew
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Classical Revival, Neo-Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.82003511[1]
Added to NRHPJune 14, 1982

James Dexter Ledbetter House is a historic home located near Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It built in 1914, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, double pile frame dwelling with Classical Revival and Colonial Revival style design elements. It sits on a low brick foundation and has a hipped roof. The front facade features a two-story engaged portico supported by Tuscan order columns, with a one-story wraparound section also supported by Tuscan columns.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Doug Swaim and Jim Sumner (December 1981). "James Dexter Ledbetter House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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