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Franklin C. Niblock House, Front View

Franklin C. Niblock House (Concord, N.C.)
Division of Archives and History Photograph Collection (State Archives of North Carolina Collection 4.1)
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Item information

Title:
Franklin C. Niblock House, Front View
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Columns
Cornices
Houses
Housing, Single family
Porches
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:
ncar_N_86_10_176
Photographer:
Kaplan, Peter more info on Kaplan, Peter 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Cabarrus County (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Beaux Arts to Modernism

Source information

Repository:
State Archives of North Carolina
Collection:
Division of Archives and History Photograph Collection (State Archives of North Carolina Collection 4.1) held by State Archives of 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 the North Carolina State Archives.
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: Niblock, Franklin C. House (Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Asbury, Louis H. (Louis Humbert), 1877-1975 
Built:
Street:
449 South Union Street
Community:
Concord
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
28025
Historical note:
A fine example of Colonial Revival architecture, this house was designed by architect Louis Asbury in 1929.
Architectural note:
Set back a distance from the street, the residence has a symmetrical, five-bay facade with simple exterior trim that include a molded frieze and a cornice that is trimmed with small closely spaced brackets. The doorway is also distinctive with a six-panel door, sidelights and a fan-shaped transom. From: http://go.ncsu.edu/lfndhk
Location:
Concord (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
Latitude, Longitude:
35.399323, -80.570083