Overcarsh House

326 W. 8th St., Charlotte, North Carolina. County/parish: Mecklenburg.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 21, 1983. NRIS 83001896.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Overcarsh House

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.

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

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721336