Artz, Welsford Parker, House

205 Maple St., Old Fort, North Carolina. County/parish: McDowell.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 23, 1990. NRIS 90001311.

1 contributing building. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Artz House
  • Catawba Hill

From Wikipedia:

Welsford Parker Artz House

Welsford Parker Artz House, also known as Catawba Hill and Artz House, is a historic home located near Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was built between 1904 and 1906, and is 2+12-story, five-bay, frame dwelling with Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style design elements. A small, one-story, gabled ell was added between 1912 and 1928. The house is sheathed in weatherboard and a moderately pitched, asphalt shingled roof with a dominant front gable and one-story wraparound front porch.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721235