This is a FYI...not an advertisement, just wanted to tell you this exists... The Arts council of Rutherford County, have published a book of historic homes, to illustrate the architecture of Rutherford county. A year was spent in the making of this book, with over 2000 homes photographed and researched. 200 photos are included in the book. Lists the townships, builder/family and families who lived there and if occupied today, who lives there! If you have roots in this county, it is quite possible that your ancestral home is listed with pictures of what the home looks like today. If you know the township of your ancestors, [you must give them the township name to be searched] the Arts Council may have your ancestral homeplace in the files that were not included in the book, and if you are not in too much of a hurry, (I don't think the files are indexed for easy searching) it may be possible to look it up for you (for a small fee payable to the Arts Council). Please purchase the book first or email me. They have done a tremendous work with this project, and should be supported. I cherish my copy just for the fact that it is a pictorial record of how homes looked in my ancestors days! BTW, I did find one of my ancestors' homes in the book. I didn't have an inkling it existed! I plan to scan, print and enlarge it for framing! Call or write: Rutherford County Arts Council, Inc. Forest City, NC 2 West Main Street, 18043 704-245-4000 book title...The Historic Architecture of Rutherford County, 1983 cost....$15.00+shipping and handling. [I thought this was very inexpensive for a photo of my familys homestead!] The book is also available at the bookstore in Forest City, "Fireside Books", 2270 US Highway 74A Bypass # 509, Tri-City Mall, Forest City, NC., 28043, 704-245-5188 Sincerely, Debbie Fowler micajah@mindspring.com Volunteer Coordinator for Burke, Lincoln, Rutherford County, NC Chester and Fairfield County, SC