Blandwood - Greensboro NC
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N 36° 04.200 W 079° 47.751
17S E 608433 N 3992383
Blandwood Mansion, originally built as a four room Federal style farmhouse in 1795, is the restored home of two-term North Carolina governor John Motley Morehead (1841-1844) in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina.
Waymark Code: WMJ9EK
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2013
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It is believed to be the oldest extant example of the Italian Villa Style of architecture in the United States. In creating the design at Blandwood, Davis produced a popular prototype for American house designs in the Italianate style: a central tower projecting from the main facade. Saved from demolition in 1964 by preservation-minded Greensboro citizens, the house was opened as a museum in 1976 and remains open to the public today.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blandwood_Mansion_and_Gardens
Listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1988
Street address:
447 W. Washington St
Greensboro , NC
County / Borough / Parish: Guilford
Year listed: 1970
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1825-1849
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
National Historic Landmark Link: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
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