Which local historic house was featured on a popular site?
A Shelby mansion was recently featured on a popular historic house site that has attracted millions of followers from around the world.
For the Love of Old Houses, a social media site that showcases historic homes for sale around the world, posted photos and a description of the James Heyword Hull house on Lafayette Street.
Historic Shelby Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and restoring historic structures around Cleveland County, posted about the achievement on its Facebook page Wednesday.
“Our very own James Heyword Hull house, built circa 1840, featured on the For the Love of Old Houses page!” the post said.
The featured Shelby house attracted nearly 2,000 likes and over 200 comments on For the Love of Old Houses site.
The James Heyword Hull House is located at 710 N. Lafayette St. and is currently for sale.
For the Love of Old Houses, which has a large fanbase on both Facebook and Instagram with over 4 million followers between the two, posts charming bungalows for sale in New Orleans, elaborate Victorian structures in New York, and even Jacobean manor houses in England.
The site, it says in its description, is all about “Connecting old house lovers to their dreams.”
Real estate listings with prices, descriptions and photos show off the beauty of historic homes, most of which are in the United States.
The Shelby property, which has been for sale for over a year, boasts more than 6,000 square feet of space, eight bedrooms and seven bathrooms on nearly an acre and a half of land.
The price recently dropped to $775,000.
According to Zillow, the house had over 2,000 views and nearly 140 saves as of Wednesday.
The historic mansion, which was built in the 1800s, was extensively remodeled in 1907 when the classical revival style was added.
According to the real estate listing by Allen Tate Realtors, the property is “a rare opportunity to own a grand personal residence, a rental income producing property, a great business location, a co-housing project or possibly a multifamily project using the main house as the anchor.”
The listing said the home was built in 1800s and later renovated to create three rental units upstairs while retaining the downstairs for the personal family residence.
Historic Shelby Foundation, which shared the original post, has been preserving local structures since 1982.
"Through our efforts, we continue to safeguard the rich heritage of the area, allowing residents and visitors alike to appreciate the significance of these structures," their website said.
Founding members included Harvey Hamrick, George Blanton, J.L. Suttle, Elva Gheen, and Loyd and Becky Smith.
Some of the houses, landmarks and buildings that Historic Shelby have helped to preserve include:
former Catholic parsonage on East Graham Street
Roger’s theater
State theater (Don Gibson)
saving and adaptive use of the former Belk building, now Lafayette Place
Andrews-Royster House on South Washington Street
Moore House at 517 W. Marion St.
Webbley Mansion preservation efforts in late '80s and early '90s
Maple Street millhouse
support in designation of Shelby as a Main Street community
This article originally appeared on The Shelby Star: Which local historic house was featured on a popular site?
