Melton–Fortune Farmstead
Melton–Fortune Farmstead | |
![]() Location within North Carolina ![]() Location within the United States | |
| Location | SR 1006 south of NC 226, near Golden Valley, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°30′34″N 81°45′52″W / 35.50944°N 81.76444°W |
| Area | 140 acres (57 ha) |
| Built | 1796 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Vernacular Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001553[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 11, 1985 |
Melton–Fortune Farmstead is a historic home and farm located near Golden Valley, Rutherford County, North Carolina. The oldest section of the house was built about 1796, and is a rectangular, hall-and-parlor plan, log structure that forms two rooms of the central core. The house is a 1 1/2-story, weatherboarded structure with an engaged porch and Federal style design elements. Also on the property are the contributing log barn, threshing machine, and archaeological sites.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Doug Swaim and Jim Sumner (April 1985). "Melton–Fortune Farmstead" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
Categories:
- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Federal architecture in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1796
- Buildings and structures in Rutherford County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Rutherford County, North Carolina
- 1796 establishments in North Carolina
- Western North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs



