North and west elevations, Blandwood, Greensboro, North Carolina
Blandwood (Greensboro, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- North and west elevations, Blandwood, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Description:
- 3 of 6
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Houses
Italianate (North American architecture styles)
- Original Format:
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Measured drawing
- Extent:
- scale: 1/8 in. = 1 ft.; 483mm x 610mm
- Item identifier:
- bh036603201
- Delineator:
- Kay, D. more info on Kay, D.
- Delineator:
- Sykes, A. more info on Sykes, A.
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural drawings
Elevations (architectural drawings)
- Location:
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Greensboro (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
Source information
- Repository:
- Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Collection:
- Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
- Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Blandwood (Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892 more info on Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892
- Architect:
- Conrad Family more info on Conrad Family
- Builder:
- Conrad, Joseph more info on Conrad, Joseph
- Builder:
- Conrad, William more info on Conrad, William
- Builder-architect:
- Conrad, John W. more info on Conrad, John W.
- Built:
- Community:
- Greensboro
- State:
- North Carolina
- Provenance note:
- Governor John Motley Morehead, first owner.
- Architectural note:
- The newly redesigned home retained the existing building formerly owned by Henry Humphreys, founder of Mount Hecla Mill. The home was reconstructed in 1983.
- Historical note:
- As one of A. J. Davis's first Italianate villas, and as one of the country's first Italianate villa, the home inspired countless imitations and popularized the center-tower villa across the nation. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historical Landmark.
- Location:
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Greensboro (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic buildings
Houses
National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places
