James Buchanan Duke House
{{short description|Historic house in North Carolina, United States}}
{{distinguish|James B. Duke House}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = James Buchanan Duke House
| nrhp_type =
| image = James Buchanan Duke House, 400 Hermitage, Charlotte (Mecklenburg, North Carolina).jpg
| caption = James Buchanan Duke House, HABS Phot, May 1978
| location = 400 Hermitage Rd., near Charlotte, North Carolina
| coordinates = {{coord|35|12|5|N|80|49|39|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = North Carolina#USA
| built = {{Start date|1914}}, 1919
| architect = Hook, Charles C.
| architecture = Colonial Revival
| added = January 20, 1978
| area = {{convert|4.1|acre}}
| refnum = 78001963{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
James Buchanan Duke House, also known as Lynnwood and White Oaks, is a historic home located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Charles Christian Hook, with the original section built in 1914 and substantially enlarged in 1919. It is an H-shaped Colonial Revival style dwelling consisting of large {{frac|2|1|2}}-story blocks connected by a hyphen of the same height. It features two-story tetrastyle porticos on both the south and north gable ends. It was the home of James Buchanan Duke (1856–1925) during the last five years of his life.{{cite web |author=Davyd Foard Hood and Joe Mobley |title=James Buchanan Duke House|work=National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory |date=n.d. |url=https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/MK0022.pdf |publisher=North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office |accessdate=2015-02-01}}
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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External links
- {{HABS |survey=NC-321 |id=nc0349 |title=James Buchanan Duke House, 400 Hermitage, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC|photos=34 |color=1|cap=3}}
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Category:Duke family residences
Category:American Tobacco Company
Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Category:Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina
Category:Houses completed in 1919
Category:Houses in Charlotte, North Carolina
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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