Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 82001279 | Built 1900-1928 Added to NRHP 2 December 1982 | |
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Location Church St., Hiddenite, North Carolina Architectural style Queen Anne style architecture Similar Hiddenite Arts & Heritage, Hiddenite Center, Rocky Face Mountain, Emerald Hollow Mine | ||
The Lucas Mansion, also known as the Hiddenite Center, is a historic home located at Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina. It was built about 1900, and is a three-story, frame Queen Anne style dwelling. It features a two-story wraparound porch. It was enlarged to its present size by 1928. It was owned by James Paul Lucas, a South Carolina native and international diamond merchant.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The Hiddenite Center has restored the first floor of the Lucas Mansion with period furnishings and a collection of local gemstones and minerals. The second floor is used as a regional art gallery and includes a gift shop. The third floor features a large collection of dolls on display.
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