Salisbury in Rowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
315 West Council Street
Shaver Rental Houses District
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 2023
1. 315 West Council Street Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
Location. 35° 40.224′ N, 80° 28.288′ W. Marker is in Salisbury, North Carolina, in Rowan County. It is on West Council Street west of North Jackson Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 315 W Council St, Salisbury NC 28144, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Greater Charlotte. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 309 West Council Street (a few steps from this marker); 303 West Council Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Maxwell Chambers House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old English Cemetery (about 600 feet away); J.C. Deagan Tubular Bell Tower Chimes (about 700 feet away); Lynching in America / Lynching of African Americans in Rowan County (about 800 feet away); Blackmer-Woodson House c. 1880 (about 800 feet away); Lee S. Overman (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salisbury.
Regarding 315 West Council Street. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The Shaver Rental Houses are significant as representative examples of the type of rental housing built in Salisbury, North Carolina between 1899 and 1910 in response to the city's tremendous growth. 303, 309 and 315 West Council Street, built by landlord Edwin Shaver c. 1907, and 120 North Jackson Street, built by landlord Dr. John Whitehead, c.1899, represent boarding house accommodations and singlefamily rental housing of the period.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 20232. 315 West Council Street Marker
City directory and ownership records confirm that all three houses were built by the Shavers for rental purposes and owned by them as such until 1976. 309 West Council Street was built specifically as a boarding house. The specific rental use of the property at 303 has not been determined but it, too, was a boarding house by 1919. 315 was built as the parsonage for St. John's Lutheran Church.
Also see . . . Shaver Rental Houses District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which includes this property. (Prepared by Marilyn B. Sullivan; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on January 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
