Statesville in Iredell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Holland House

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024

1. Holland House Marker

Inscription.
This property has been
Placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Erected by United States Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 35° 46.872′ N, 80° 53.508′ W. Marker is in Statesville, North Carolina, in Iredell County. It is at the intersection of West Front Street (U.S. 64) and South Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling east on West Front Street. The marker is under the front portico to the right of the entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 403 W Front Street, Statesville NC 28677, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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

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Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mitchell College (within shouting distance of this marker); J. P. Caldwell (within shouting distance of this marker); Lowenstein-Henkle House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); MCC Veterans (about 800 feet away); The Main Building Mitchell Community College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wallace Brothers Herbarium (approx. 0.2 miles away); N.C. Association for the Blind (approx. ¼ mile away); Bristol Block (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Statesville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Vance House (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. The Holland House is a contributing building to the Mitchell College Historic District.

Regarding Holland House. Excerpt from the Mitchell College Historic District Nomination Form:

The most ostentatious style to appear in the first quarter of the twentieth century was the Neo-Classical Revival style, generally characterized

Holland House portico. Marker is to the right of the front entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024

2. Holland House portico. Marker is to the right of the front entrance

by the use of Classical forms on a grand scale. Although many houses in the district reflect the influence of this style through the widespread use of one-story Classical porches, few buildings in the district exhibit the full-blown possibilities of the style. Two which do, however, the Holland House at 403 W. Front St. and the First Presbyterian Church on the southwest corner of Meeting St, and West End Ave., are especially fine examples. The Holland House was constructed ca, 1905 of rusticated concrete blocks, a rather unusual treatment for Statesville. This massive two-story house has a monumental two-story Doric portico on the center bay of the front with a one—story Doric porch underneath which wraps around both sides (a typical Neo-Classical porch treatment). Interestingly enough, the posts of the portico and the posts and balustrade of the porch are all concrete.

Also see . . . Mitchell College Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Form prepared by Laura A. W. Phillips Consultant for Survey and Planning Branch Archives and History, 1980 (Submitted on January 17, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Full view of the Holland House from the NW corner of the property image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024

3. Full view of the Holland House from the NW corner of the property

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 17, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.