Tour of Homes

121 N. Congress St.

A pivotal house. Built in 1852 by Colonel William Wright, this Tuscan Villa style home is a reminder of the prosperity of pre-war days. Notable of this home and the Tuscan Villa style is its symmetrical box shape with “flatter” roof. A veranda extends across the front and two sides. The windows are topped with a rounded pediment.

Colonel Wright was the first president of the local Kings Mountain railroad, which extended from the mainline in Gastonia to York. He and his wife adopted a niece, Margaret Wright, and presented the home to her as a wedding gift when she became the second wife of Judge Isaac D. Witherspoon. A daughter of the Witherspoon's, “Miss Lesslie,” occupied the old home until her death in 1959.

North Congress Street