Built 1914 (1914), 1919 Area 2 ha | NRHP Reference # 78001963 Added to NRHP 20 January 1978 | |
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Location 400 Hermitage Rd., near Charlotte, North Carolina Architectural style Colonial Revival architecture Similar Hearst Tower, US National Whitewat, Billy Graham Library, Charlotte Convention Center, Fourth Ward Park | ||
James Buchanan Duke House, also known as Lynnewood and White Oaks, is a historic home located near Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted 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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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