National Register of Historic Places

Holt, Dr. William Rainey, House

Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina
Listed
June 22, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83001876

About this property

Dr. William Rainey Holt House, also known as The Homestead, is a historic home located at 408 South Main Street Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. The house was built in 1834, and is a two-story, three-bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling with a hipped roof. It features Palladian windows and has a double-pile center-hall plan. It was remodeled about 1892 and 1900, and a rear addition was added in 1949. Also on the property is the contributing former servants quarters called by the Holt family "Lizzie's house". The Homestead has windows, sidelights and other Palladian details characteristic of the pattern books of architect Asher Benjamin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. William Rainey Holt was a Pennsylvania-trained physician who practiced medicine after relocating to Davidson County. An ardent secessionist, Dr. Holt had three sons killed during military service for the Confederacy in the Civil War. His home was occupied by Union Army soldiers. Following the war, Holt spent an increasing amount of time at his plantation Linwood, located southwest of Lexington, where he operated a scientific farm on his 1,600 acres (6.5 km2). As president of the North Carolina Agricultural Society, Holt was among the first to introduce purebred breeds of livestock to the state.

Location

408 S. Main St.
Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina
35.82096, -80.25720

Categories

ARCHITECTUREAGRICULTURE
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Sources

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When was Holt, Dr. William Rainey, House listed on the National Register?

Holt, Dr. William Rainey, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1983.

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Holt, Dr. William Rainey, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Holt, Dr. William Rainey, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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