Photographic and drawn details, Cedar Grove, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Cedar Grove (Huntersville, N.C.)

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Title:: Photographic and drawn details, Cedar Grove, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Description:: 5 of 6
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Columns
Doors
Greek revival (Architecture)
Moldings
Plantation houses
Windows
Original Format:: Measured drawing
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:: scale: 3/4 in. = 1 ft.; 470mm x 610mm
Item identifier:: bh008405501
Delineator:: Gilland, Lynwood more info on Gilland, Lynwood
Created Date:: circa 1956
Genre:: Architectural drawings
Detail drawings
Location:: Mecklenburg County (N.C.)
Cedar Grove (Huntersville, N.C.)
Digital Project:: Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.

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.

Provenance note:: James G. Torrence (merchant and planter), first owner
Architectural note:: The home's details came from Asher Benjamin's "Practical House Carpenter" patternbook. The house features some of the earliest Greek Revival details in the state.
Historical note:: The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:: Huntersville (N.C.)
Cedar Grove (Huntersville, N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
Plantation houses
Latitude, Longitude:: 35.407021, -80.888686
External Resources:: Cedar Grove and Hugh Torrance House and Store Architectural Survey Report, 1993