Harry C. Duncan House

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Harry C. Duncan House
Harry C. Duncan House is located in Florida
Location: Tavares, Florida
Coordinates: 28°48′4″N 81°43′22″W / 28.80111°N 81.72278°W / 28.80111; -81.72278Coordinates: 28°48′4″N 81°43′22″W / 28.80111°N 81.72278°W / 28.80111; -81.72278
NRHP Reference#: 97000860
Added to NRHP: August 8, 1997

The Duncan House, or Harry C. Duncan House, is a historic home in Tavares, Florida, United States. It is located at 426 Lake Dora Drive. On August 8, 1997, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The home is notable as an example of the Colonial Revival style of architecture[1] and was designed by Katharine Cotheal Budd, the first woman to be granted membership in the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects (Allaback 2008, p. 58).

Built in 1925, the house is currently used as an event venue, set location, bed and breakfast and private residence.[2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=Lake
  2. ^ http://www.lakecountyfl.gov/hometown_highlights/the_duncan_house.aspx

[edit] References and external links

Allaback, Sarah (2008). The First American Woman Architects. University of Illinois Press. pp. 57–58. ISBN [[Special:BookSources/0252033213, 9780252033216 . Retrieved via Google Books 07 March 2009|0252033213, 9780252033216 . Retrieved via Google Books 07 March 2009]]. 


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