Joseph McDowell House, Marion

Name: Joseph McDowell House
Address: Marion, United States

#6 among attractions in Marion

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The Joseph McDowell House is a historic house and museum located in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was the home of Colonel Joseph "Pleasant Gardens" McDowell, the founder and namesake of McDowell County. It is currently undergoing extensive renovations, and is closed to the public. ()

Completed: 1787 (237 years ago)Coordinates: 35°40'59"N, 82°0'21"W

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Marion United States

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Joseph McDowell House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. John's Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church, McDowell County Courthouse, St. Matthew's Lutheran Church.

~1060 ftS
Church
St. John's Episcopal Church, Marion
6 min walk • St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 315 S. Main Street in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1883, and is a one-story, Carpenter Gothic style frame church.
0.4 miW
Church
First Presbyterian Church, Marion
11 min walk • First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 12 W. Fort Streets in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. The congregation was established in 1845, and the current church building was constructed in 1923. It is a one-story plus balcony Classical Revival style brick building set on a raised basement.
~780 ftNW
Library, Art gallery, Museum
McDowell County Courthouse, Marion
4 min walk • McDowell County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Erle G. Stillwell and built between 1921 and 1923. It is three-story, late Neoclassical building sheathed in yellow brick.
0.4 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Marion
11 min walk • St. Matthew's Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church located at 307 W. Court Street in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1935 and is a one-story, vernacular Late Gothic Revival-style church constructed with river rocks. The building features lancet windows and flying buttresses.

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Which popular attractions are close to Joseph McDowell House?

Nearby attractions include McDowell County Courthouse, Marion (4 min walk), St. John's Episcopal Church, Marion (6 min walk), First Presbyterian Church, Marion (11 min walk), St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Marion (11 min walk).