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Overcarsh House

Coordinates: 35°13′58″N 80°50′30″W / 35.23278°N 80.84167°W / 35.23278; -80.84167
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Overcarsh House
Overcash House, November 2009
Overcarsh House is located in North Carolina
Overcarsh House
Overcarsh House is located in the United States
Overcarsh House
Location326 W. 8th St., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates35°13′58″N 80°50′30″W / 35.23278°N 80.84167°W / 35.23278; -80.84167
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1879 (1879)-1898
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.83001896[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1983

Overcarsh House is a historic home located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built between 1879 and 1898, and is a two-story, rectangular Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard, sits on a brick foundation, and has a hipped roof on the main block. It features extended gable-roofed bays, a conical-roofed tower, shallow entrance porch, and decorative gables. Its builder, Elias Overcarsh (1821–1898), was a prominent Methodist minister. The Overcarsh family owned the house until 1966.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Jo Ann Williford; Davyd Foard Hood & Jim Sumner (n.d.). "Overcarsh House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.