{"nrhp_refnum":"100005958","name":"Ingleside","other_names":["Davidson, William Speight McLean, House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7225 Bud Henderson Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Huntersville","county":"Mecklenburg County","state":"NC","lat":35.402438000000075,"lon":-80.91451899999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2020-12-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Ingleside is a two-story brick mansion set in an oak grove in the rolling hills of eastern Lincoln County, North Carolina. It is described as the most imposing example of antebellum architecture in the county.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the finest great brick houses of the upper Piedmont and among the earliest of its type there. Its interior Federal woodwork, including the stair and drawing room mantel, is linked to the craftsman Jacob Stirewalt. It is also important locally through its association with the Forney family, who played a significant role in Lincoln County politics and industry.","narrative":"Built of Flemish bond brick on a high stone foundation, this two-story mansion in eastern Lincoln County was constructed about 1817 by Daniel M. Forney, son of General Peter Forney. The main north facade has a pedimented portico with four Ionic brick columns, and a large fanlight marks the central entrance. Inside, a central hall leads to a curved stair with delicate tulip-pattern brackets, and the drawing room has a Federal mantel with fluted colonettes and an elaborate stucco ceiling medallion. The interior woodwork is linked to the German craftsman Jacob Stirewalt, whose work is found in neighboring counties. The house is regarded as one of the finest large brick houses of the upper Piedmont and one of the earliest. Its significance also rests on its ties to the Forney family, whose members were active in Lincoln County politics and iron manufacturing in the early nineteenth century.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Original site and unaltered per the condition check; the document does not state its current use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.41345-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/76/7210/47721076/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/72000967.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":null,"wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/mecklenburg-county/ingleside-100005958/"}