Over 2,000 square feet, when this house is
ready to sell, it will contain 2 bedrooms, a living
room, dining room, eat-in kitchen, 2 full baths,
and a small laundry room.
There is a large unfinished attic with permanent
stairs which could easily be turned into an
office, playroom or additional guest room.
The front porch now has antique railings and
banisters which were recovered from a house
of the same era.
The official listing of the house in the National
Register of Historic Places reads as follows:
"J. E. Weyher House (ca. 1908); L-shaped frame
house with complex roof arrangement of hip
and pedimented gables; front bay is
semi-octagonal; double pile with three bay
facade; transom over entrance with sidelights;
two bay porch with classical columns continues
on west elevation; Weyher was superintendent
of Kinston Water and Light Department."
ready to sell, it will contain 2 bedrooms, a living
room, dining room, eat-in kitchen, 2 full baths,
and a small laundry room.
There is a large unfinished attic with permanent
stairs which could easily be turned into an
office, playroom or additional guest room.
The front porch now has antique railings and
banisters which were recovered from a house
of the same era.
The official listing of the house in the National
Register of Historic Places reads as follows:
"J. E. Weyher House (ca. 1908); L-shaped frame
house with complex roof arrangement of hip
and pedimented gables; front bay is
semi-octagonal; double pile with three bay
facade; transom over entrance with sidelights;
two bay porch with classical columns continues
on west elevation; Weyher was superintendent
of Kinston Water and Light Department."
The Phase 1 house as it looks today on its new foundation. The
historic banisters and railings have been installed as well as a new
column which was rotted beyond repair.
historic banisters and railings have been installed as well as a new
column which was rotted beyond repair.
Some Mitchelltown Preservation Society members in front
of the Weyher House on its original site.
of the Weyher House on its original site.
Mitchelltown Restoration Project: Phase I
The Society was awarded a very small grant from the City of
Kinston and with this money, we saved the endangered
Weyher historic home and relocated it to a vacant lot, also
donated, in Mitchelltown.
Once this house is renovated and sold, the receipts from the
sale will be used to buy another boarded up historic home,
renovate it and put it on the national real estate market.
The next house won't have to be moved which will save a lot of
money and time. This will be Phase II and on it will go until we
have all the boarded up homes in Mitchelltown restored and
lived in once again.
This is our main focus at present.
The Society was awarded a very small grant from the City of
Kinston and with this money, we saved the endangered
Weyher historic home and relocated it to a vacant lot, also
donated, in Mitchelltown.
Once this house is renovated and sold, the receipts from the
sale will be used to buy another boarded up historic home,
renovate it and put it on the national real estate market.
The next house won't have to be moved which will save a lot of
money and time. This will be Phase II and on it will go until we
have all the boarded up homes in Mitchelltown restored and
lived in once again.
This is our main focus at present.
| Mitchelltown Restoration Project: Phase I Donations to Date |
- The City of Kinston for $75,000 over 3 years.
- The historic John E. Weyher house by James
Hearn. - The new site by the City of Kinston.
- The adjacent vacant lot by Fred Harrison.
- Historic railings and banisters by Gary Jenkins.
- Surveying of the lots by the City of Kinston.
- Bathroom and kitchen fixtures from Noland &
Company. - Light fixtures from The Lighting Gallery.
- Paint from The Paint Station.
- Electrical labor from Vernon Suits.
- The Right Angle for window glass.
- The Flooring Gallery for hardwood flooring and
partial labor. - Hardwood flooring for the foyer from The
Flooring Gallery.
- Removal and reinstallation of cables by
Suddenlink. - Removal and reinstallation of cables by
Embarq. - The professional services of attorney Ned
Manning. - Lumber and materials by Blizzard Building
Supply Company. - Donation from Karen Weyher Gavigan of
Greensboro, North Carolina. - Rescued materials from O'Reilly Automotive.
- Plumbing labor from Bradshaw Plumbing.
- Noland Company for bathtub, toilet, bath and
kitchen sinks, faucets. - Blizzard Building Supply for discounts on
materials. - Bradshaw Plumbing Contractors.
A nonprofit historic preservation organization located in Kinston, North Carolina
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Mitchelltown Preservation Society
