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Lighting fixture, Chanteloup, Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina

Chanteloup (Flat Rock, N.C.)
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
Lighting fixture, Chanteloup, Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Houses
Lighting fixtures
Roundels (Windows)
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1314pnc010
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Flat Rock (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
For more information:
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: Chanteloup (Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina)

Landscape architect:
more info on Olmstead, Frederick Law, Sr. 
Architect:
more info on Smith, Richard Sharp, 1852-1924 
Built:
Street:
Estate Drive
Community:
Flat Rock
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
28739
Provenance note:
The estate was built for Count de Choiseul and was remodeled at the turn of the twentieth century for the Norton sisters of Louisville, Kentucky. The terraced gardens were designed by the firm of Frederick Law Olmstead.
Architectural note:
The two-story house is constructed of uncoursed granite and has a small classical portico.
Location:
Flat Rock (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
Mansions
Latitude, Longitude:
35.290595, -82.458247