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of a pair of nearly identical T-plan Italianate houses, the
Payne-Rice House dates to the late 1870's. The 3 bedroom home
is a contributing structure to both a Local and National Register
Historic District. With bracketed front porch posts and massive
window surrounds on arched windows, the exterior is commanding
on a corner lot. The interior, significantly unaltered, retains
wonderful wood flooring and original grained painted woodwork
throughout. Etched ruby glass embellishes the front door and
a welcoming stairway leads the eye past 10' ceilings.
The Payne Rice House qualifies for the N.C.
Residential Rehabilitation Tax Credit. All properties sold
through Historic Salisbury Foundation are subject to protective
covenants and a rehabilitation agreement.
Rehabilitation plans are underway to include
porch replacement, sill repair installation of new gutters
and shutter repair and rehabilitation.
The
National Register of Historic Places nomination for this
property states:
“The Payne-Rice House is virtually identical to the
Lunn Feamster Houser with the only significant differences
being the retention of the shutters and the chamfered posts
with jig-sawn brackets on the porch. It was erected by R.
M. Payne, who had a tobacco business partnership with L.
L. Lunn, before moving to Winston-Salem. From 1910 to 1928,
Dennis and Loyce Hackett occupied the house. Abner and Linda
Rice occupied the house from 1929 into the 1940’s.”
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