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Horner Houses

Coordinates: 36°5′59″N 79°26′12″W / 36.09972°N 79.43667°W / 36.09972; -79.43667
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Horner Houses
Charles Horner House
Horner Houses is located in North Carolina
Horner Houses
Horner Houses is located in the United States
Horner Houses
Location304 and 308 N. Fisher St., Burlington, North Carolina
Coordinates36°5′59″N 79°26′12″W / 36.09972°N 79.43667°W / 36.09972; -79.43667
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1921 (1921), 1924
ArchitectLeila Ross Wilburn
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Mission/spanish Revival
MPSBurlington MRA
NRHP reference No.84001921[1]
Added to NRHPMay 31, 1984

Horner Houses, also known as the Earl Horner House and Charles Horner House, are two historic homes located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. The Earl Horner House was built about 1921, and is a two-story bungalow form frame dwelling. It features a gable-roofed porch. The Charles Horner House dates to 1924, and is a two-story, stuccoed frame dwelling in the Mission/Spanish Revival style. It features 66 windows and porches with terra cotta tiled floors. Earl Horner served as Burlington's mayor from 1919 until 1944.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Claudia P. Roberts (March 1983). "Horner Houses" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.