Overcarsh House
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Overcarsh House | |
 Overcash House, November 2009 | |
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| Location | 326 W. 8th St., Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1879-1898 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001896[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1983 |
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.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Queen Anne architecture in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1898
- Houses in Charlotte, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs