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Building 'G' north elevation, south elevation, door details

Graylyn (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Building 'G' north elevation, south elevation, door details
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Doors
Original Format:
Tracing paper
Extent:
scale: various; 705mm x 1200mm
Item identifier:
mc00240-001-ff0510-001-001_0012
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Detail drawings
Elevations (architectural drawings)
Location:
Winston-Salem (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Beaux Arts to Modernism

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
Northup & O'Brien Architectural Records, 1917-1980 (MC00240) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
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Rights:
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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.

Building: Graylyn (Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Northup & O'Brien (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 
Architect:
more info on Lashmit, Luther D. 
Landscape architect:
more info on Sears, Thomas W. 
Built:
Street:
1900 Reynolda Road
Community:
Winston-Salem
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27106
Provenance note:
The house was build for Bowman Gray (president of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company) and his wife Nathalie Gray, first owners.
Architectural note:
The home's opulence reflected the wealth of its owners, and it featured themed rooms focusing on the countries that the couple had visited.
Historical note:
The estate now functions as a conference center owned by Wake Forest University. Graylyn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Winston-Salem (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:
36.119541, -80.279875