238 E Beverley St
A building, Ca. 1850, remodeled ca. 1915
BrickContributes to the historic character of the district
From the National Register nomination
brick; 2 stories; hip roof with central pediment; 3 bays; 1-story entrance portico in central pavilion with fluted Ionic columns. Italianate structure with later Colonial Revival detailing. Leaded glass in sidelights and transom of entrance. Federal swags on door. Heavy roof entablature with dentils. 1/1 lights in case-ment-like sash windows. Brackets have been replaced by dentils in cornice. Plaque in nearby stone wall states, "On this corner stood Sampson Eagon's Blacksmith Shop in which Central Methodist Church was organized in 1791 and from which the area derived its name of Gospel Hill."
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