The Michael Braun House (also known as the Old Stone House) is a historic Colonial stone house located near
Granite Quarry,
Rowan County, North Carolina
Rowan County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina that was formed in 1753, as part of the British Province of North Carolina. It was originally a vast territory with unlimited western boundaries, but its size was reduced to 524 sq mi ...
, United States. It is the oldest known dwelling in Rowan County and one of the oldest in
Piedmont
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North Carolina.
Description and history
The Michael Braun House was built over seven years on 274 acres that Braun purchased after moving to the area in the late 1750s. 3500 tons of granite came from a quarry in the area.
The house is a two-story four-bay-wide stone house with two end chimneys and one-story frame kitchen wing on east side. A notable feature of the restored house is a pent roof on north and west sides.
It is an example of early German Colonial architecture typical of
German settlements in Pennsylvania and the country of origin,
Germany
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.
The house was abandoned for about 50 years and in bad shape when the
Rowan Museum purchased it in 1959. After restoration it became a tourist attraction in 1966.
[ It was listed on the ]National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
on September 28, 1971.
References
External links
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Historic American Buildings Survey in North Carolina
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Houses completed in 1766
Houses in Rowan County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Rowan County, North Carolina
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