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Tour of Home:
Welcome spring by visiting some
of KM’s historical homes, buildings
Herald/Times
April 27, 2000 Section B, Page 1
BY ALAN HODGE
Staff Writer
The Kings Mountain Historic
Tour Committee and First
Charter Bank will present the
“Welcome to Spring” Home
Tour on Saturday, May 6, from
10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tickets are
$10 per person and includes
lunch donated by the Sub
Factory. Tickets are available at
Kings Mountain businesses in-
cluding First Charter, Frady’s
Florist, Ashley’s Antiques,
Dellinger’s Jewel Shop,
Christmas Emporium, and
Harris-Teeter.
The Tour will include five
residences, the old Post Office
Building which houses the new
Kings Mountain Historic
Museum, and the Mauney
House at 104 N. Battleground
Avenue which is currently un-
dergoing restoration.
The first home is located at
510 N. Piedmont and is current-
ly owned by Cindy and Mike
Brown. A 19th century colonial,
the home was originally built
by the C.E. Neisler family. The
home is available for wedding
receptions and other events
rather than a residence.
Situated at 110 N. Gaston
Street, the second home on the
Tour dates to 1937 and is built
in the Georgian style. It was
originally the home of Kathrine
Dicey Moss and Paul Mauney
Neisler, Jr. Current owners are
Bill and Melissa Lawrence.
Next stop on the Tour is 105
E. Ridge Street and the Central
Though not officially on the Tour of Homes, the Mauney house
at 104 N. Battleground Avenue will be available for viewing.
The structure dates to 1870 and is undergoing restoration.
as the administrative offices of
the Kings Mountain District
Schools, the structure was built
in 1933 and housed students for
over six decades before classes
ended in 1994.
The home of Melva and Roy
Huffstetler, Jr., stop four is lo-
cated at 202 N. Piedmont
Avenue. Beginning as a 1,000
square foot house in the late
19th century, the house has
been expanded to its current
5,000 square feet.
The next home is on the cor-
ner of Kings Street and
School building. Presently used
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Piedmont Avenue. Dr. and Mrs.
D. Beutel’s house at 100 N.
Piedmont Avenue was built in
1874 by railroad man and en-
trepreneur LW. Garrett. A three-
story, 7,000 square foot archi-
tectural tour de force, this house
may soon become the first B&B
in Kings Mountain.
Though located just outside
the proposed Historic District,
the oldest original house in
Kings Mountain is located at
104 N. Battleground Avenue.
See Tour, 2B
Currently owned by Dr. and Mrs. D. Beutel of Lincolnton, the former Garrett house at 100 N.
Piedmont Avenue was built in 1874. The three story structure is slated to become a bed and
breakfast. ;
Known as the “White House” the property of Cindy and Mike
Brown at 510 N. Piedmont Avenue was built in the late 19th
century for the Neisler family. The home is currently used for
wedding receptions and other events. :
Photos by
Alan Hodge
Melva and Roy Huffstetler, Jr. have greatly expanded their
19th century home at 202 N. Piedmont Avenue. The
Huffstetlers have filled the house with a variety of antiques.
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Te houses the administrative offices of the Kings Mountain District Schools.
Melissa Lawrence and son Joe enjoy a recent morning in the
remodeled kitchen of their home at 110 N. Gaston Street.
Melinda and husband Bill are doing much of the restoration
work on their Georgian-style home themselves.
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Soon to house the Kings Mountain History Museum, the former Post Office at 104 E. Mountain
Street will be open for the May 6 Tour of Homes.
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