McNeely-Strachan House

McNeely-Strachan House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
McNeely-Strachan House, September 2012
Location	226 S. Jackson St., Salisbury, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°40′4″N 80°28′27″W / 35.66778°N 80.47417°WCoordinates: 35°40′4″N 80°28′27″W / 35.66778°N 80.47417°W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	c. 1820, c. 1855, 1911
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP Reference #	72000994[1]
Added to NRHP	February 1, 1972

The McNeely-Strachan House, also known as Salisbury Academy, is a historic home located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built about 1820, as a two-story, frame dwelling. It was remodeled in the 1850s to add its distinctive two-tier flat roofed front porch. The porch features a five bay ornamental cast iron arcade in a grapevine pattern. The roof was modified to the hipped roof form and exterior chimneys rebuilt in 1911. The interior has Federal, Greek Revival, and Late Victorian-style design elements. The building housed the Salisbury Academy girls' school from about 1820 to 1825.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1] It is located in the Salisbury Historic District.

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. John B. Wells, III (July 1971). "McNeely-Strachan House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.