Michael Braun House

Michael Braun House

Michael Braun House, HABS Photo, 1940
Location NW of Granite Quarry on SR 2308 off U.S. 52, near Granite Quarry, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°37′20″N 80°26′28″W / 35.62222°N 80.44111°W / 35.62222; -80.44111Coordinates: 35°37′20″N 80°26′28″W / 35.62222°N 80.44111°W / 35.62222; -80.44111
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1766 (1766)
NRHP Reference # 71000618[1]
Added to NRHP September 28, 1971

Michael Braun House, also known as Old Stone House, is a historic home located near Granite Quarry, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built in 1766, and is a two-story, four bay, stone dwelling with a high water table, interior end chimneys, and a one-story frame kitchen wing. It is believed to be the oldest house in Rowan County, and probably one of the oldest in piedmont North Carolina.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. John B. Wells, III (May 1971). "Michael Braun House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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