James Buchanan Duke House
Appearance
James Buchanan Duke House | |
Location | 400 Hermitage Rd., near Charlotte, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°12′5″N 80°49′39″W / 35.20139°N 80.82750°W |
Area | 4.1 acres (1.7 ha) |
Built | 1914 | , 1919
Architect | Hook, Charles C. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 78001963[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 20, 1978 |
James Buchanan Duke House, also known as Lynnwood and White Oaks, is a historic home located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Charles Christian Hook, with the original section built in 1914 and substantially enlarged in 1919. It is an "H"-shaped Colonial Revival style dwelling consisting of large 2+1⁄2-story blocks connected by a hyphen of the same height. It features two-story tetrastyle porticos on both the south and north gable ends. It was the home of James Buchanan Duke (1856–1925) during the last five years of his life.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Davyd Foard Hood and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "James Buchanan Duke House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-321, "James Buchanan Duke House, 400 Hermitage, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC", 34 photos, 1 color transparency, 3 photo caption pages
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Categories:
- Duke family residences
- American Tobacco Company
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1919
- Houses in Charlotte, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs