Interior view, Blandwood, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina

Blandwood (Greensboro, N.C.)

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Title:: Interior view, Blandwood, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Fireplaces
Houses
Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Roundels (Windows)
Original Format:: Color slide
Extent:: 2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:: bh0366pnc009
Photographer:: Buchman, Tim more info on Buchman, Tim
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Interior views
Location:: Oak Ridge (Guilford County, N.C.)
Digital Project:: Built Heritage

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).
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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.

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.

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:: Greensboro (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Houses
National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places