Webbley

Webbley
Location 403 S. Washington St., Shelby, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°17′14″N 81°32′20″W / 35.28722°N 81.53889°WCoordinates: 35°17′14″N 81°32′20″W / 35.28722°N 81.53889°W
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1852, 1907
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Italianate
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 80002812[1]
Added to NRHP September 29, 1980

Webbley, also known as the O. Max Gardner House, is a historic home located at Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1852, and overbuilt in 1907 in the Colonial Revival style. It is a two-story frame dwelling with a low-pitched hip roof, flat roof deck, and roof balustrade. It has two hip roof rear ells. The front facade features a full-height, flat-roof portico supported by fluted Ionic order columns. Webbley was the home of Governor Oliver Max Gardner (1882–1947) from 1911 until his death.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is located in the Central Shelby Historic District.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Jerry L. Cross and Michael Southern (July 1980). "Webbley" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.