I. Walton Garrett House

A large two-story frame house with a man-sard roof, this is the city's only remaining Second Empire structure. Built-in 1874 by I. Walton Garrett, an early Kings Mountain merchant, and leader, the house was remodeled in 1890 by Charles Dilling, Garrett's grandson. Rich Victorian gingerbread detail is found on the exterior and interior. It was the first house in Kings Mountain to have electricity (1908); the original switches remain.

[Audio Transcript] A large two-story frame house with a man-sard roof, this is the city's only remaining Second Empire structure. Built in 1874 by I. Walton Garrett, an early Kings Mountain merchant and leader, the house was remodeled in 1890 by Charles Dilling, Garrett's grandson. Rich Victorian ginger-bread detail is found on the exterior and interior. It was the first house in Kings Mountain to have electricity (1908); the original switches remain.

"Kings Mountain Downtown Historical Walking Tour Pamphlet", City of Kings Mountain, Mauney Memorial Library, 2000s