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Front view, Cedar Grove, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Cedar Grove (Huntersville, N.C.)
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
Front view, Cedar Grove, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Greek revival (Architecture)
Plantation houses
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh0084pnc002
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Mecklenburg County (N.C.)
Cedar Grove (Huntersville, N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Preservation North Carolina
Collection:
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
RightsStatements.org:
In Copyright
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0
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: Cedar Grove (Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Gorman Family 
Plasterer:
more info on Gorman, Henry S. 
Builder:
more info on Shuman, Jacob 
Builder:
more info on Hampton, David, builder 
Built:
Street:
8229 Gilead Road
Community:
Huntersville
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
28078
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