Ewart, John F., Farm
Why it's listed
About a mile east of Huntersville, this 11-acre farmstead centers on a two-story frame I-house built in 1898 for John F. Ewart by local builder Neil Barnette, a farmer who built houses in the fall. The house has a three-bay front, brick end chimneys, a rear kitchen ell and a center gable with board-and-batten sheathing, spindlework and bargeboard. The turned-post porch survives largely intact, and the interior retains its mantels, five-panel doors and stairway, even though aluminum siding was added in the early 1960s. Behind and east of the house stand a dairy with a well canopy, a smokehouse, and two central-passage barns dating from about 1898 and 1939, plus pasture where cattle still graze. Two later buildings from about 1960 do not contribute. The farm was listed for its architecture and for its picture of a typical Mecklenburg County farm from 1898 to 1939, producing cotton, corn, wheat and livestock.
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| Period of significance | 1898-1939 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Vernacular I-house |
| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Acreage | 11 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Ewart, John F., Farm (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.