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Neal Somers Alexander House

Coordinates: 35°13′37″N 80°44′50″W / 35.22694°N 80.74722°W / 35.22694; -80.74722
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Neal Somers Alexander House
Neal Somers Alexander House is located in North Carolina
Neal Somers Alexander House
Neal Somers Alexander House is located in the United States
Neal Somers Alexander House
Location5014 N. Sharon Amity Rd.,
near Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates35°13′37″N 80°44′50″W / 35.22694°N 80.74722°W / 35.22694; -80.74722
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1903 (1903)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival
MPSRural Mecklenburg County MPS
NRHP reference No.08000381[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 2008

The Neal Somers Alexander House is a historic house located at 5014 North Sharon Amity Road near Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Description and history

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It was built in 1903, and is a 2+12-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with Colonial Revival style design elements. It has an asymmetrical form with projecting wings, a wraparound porch, patterned slate roof, Palladian window, and signature corner tower. It was built by Neal Somers Alexander (1855–1926) a wealthy farmer and the great-grandson of Hezekiah Alexander.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 2008.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Richard Mattson and Frances Alexander (September 2007). "Neal Somers Alexander House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.