McElwee Houses
McElwee Houses is located in North Carolina
McElwee Houses
McElwee Houses is located in the United States
McElwee Houses
Location122, 126, 134 and 140 Water St., Statesville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°47′11″N 80°53′15″W / 35.78639°N 80.88750°W / 35.78639; -80.88750
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Colonial Revival, Neo-Classical Revival
MPSIredell County MRA
NRHP reference No.80002874[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 24, 1980

McElwee Houses is a national historic district located at Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. It encompasses four contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Statesville. The district includes notable examples of Classical Revival and Colonial Revival architecture and were built in the first decade of the 20th century. They were built by members of the John H. McElwee family, a prominent family of industrialists in the late-19th and early-20th century.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Laura A. W. Phillips (February 1980). "McElwee Houses" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.


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