John Steele House, Salisbury

Name: John Steele House
Address: Salisbury, United States

#16 among attractions in Salisbury

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John Steele House, also known as Lombardy, is a historic plantation house located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built between 1799 and 1801, and is a two-story, three bay, side hall plan, Federal style frame dwelling. It has a side gable roof, one-story shed roof porch, and is sheathed with beaded weatherboards. The house was restored between 1977 and 1983. It was the home of North Carolina politician John Steele. ()

Built: 1799 (225 years ago)Coordinates: 35°40'27"N, 80°27'31"W

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Salisbury United States

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John Steele House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rowan Museum, Hurley Park, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Grimes Mill.

0.7 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Rowan Museum, Salisbury
18 min walk • The Rowan Museum is located in a 19th-century courthouse in Salisbury, North Carolina that survived Stoneman’s Raid. The building is considered to be one of the finest examples of antebellum architecture in North Carolina. The museum is dedicated to the history of Rowan County.
0.7 miNW
35°40'53"N • 80°28'2"W
Hurley Park, Salisbury
18 min walk • Park
0.6 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Mount Zion Baptist Church, Salisbury
16 min walk • Mount Zion Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at 413 N. Church Street in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. The sanctuary was built in 1907, and is a red brick Gothic Revival style building.
0.4 miW
Museum
Grimes Mill, Salisbury
11 min walk • Grimes Mill was located at 600 N. Church St. in Salisbury, North Carolina. It was built in 1896 as a flour and feed mill. It stayed active until 1982. The Historic Salisbury Foundation bought it that year and later turned it into a museum.
1.3 miSW
Cemetery
Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury
34 min walk • Salisbury National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Salisbury, in Rowan County, North Carolina. It was established at the site of burials of Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War while held at a Confederate prisoner of war camp at the site.
0.7 miSW
Museum
Community Building, Salisbury
18 min walk • The Community Building, originally built as the Rowan County Courthouse, is a historic building located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built between 1854 and 1857, and is a two-story, Classical Revival, stuccoed brick building on a granite foundation.
0.7 miSW
Cemetery
Oak Grove-Freedman's Cemetery, Salisbury
18 min walk • The Oak Grove-Freedman's Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at the corner of Liberty Street and North Church Street in downtown Salisbury, North Carolina. The cemetery has served as a burial ground for African Americans since it was deeded to the city in 1770.
0.7 miW
Bridge
Shober Bridge, Salisbury
18 min walk • Shober Bridge is a historic humpback bridge carrying Ellis Street across the Norfolk Southern Railway in Salisbury, North Carolina, one of two timber bridges in the city. It has asphalt on top of a wooden deck and has needed replacement for many years.
0.9 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Brooklyn–South Square Historic District, Salisbury
24 min walk • Brooklyn–South Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 65 contributing buildings in predominantly residential section of Salisbury.
0.7 miSW
Interesting neighbourhood
Salisbury Historic District, Salisbury
20 min walk • Salisbury Historic District is a national historic district located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 348 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Salisbury.
1 miSW
Interesting neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture
Josephus Hall House, Salisbury
25 min walk • The Josephus Hall House, also known as the McNeely–Strachan House and Salisbury Academy, is a historic home located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to John Steele House?

Nearby attractions include North Main Street Historic District, Salisbury (4 min walk), Kesler Manufacturing Co.–Cannon Mills Co. Plant No. 7 Historic District, Salisbury (7 min walk), Grimes Mill, Salisbury (11 min walk), Salisbury Railroad Corridor Historic District, Salisbury (14 min walk).

How to get to John Steele House by public transport?

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Salisbury (17 min walk)