Lucas Mansion
Lucas Mansion | |
The Lucas Mansion in October, 2017 | |
35°54′25″N 81°5′30″W / 35.90694°N 81.09167°W / 35.90694; -81.09167 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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Built | 1900-1928 |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 82001279[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 2, 1982 |
The Lucas Mansion, also known as the Hiddenite Center, is a historic home located at Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina. It was built about 1900, and is a three-story, frame Queen Anne style dwelling. It features a two-story wraparound porch. It was enlarged to its present size by 1928. Local tradition says the house was enlarged twice by raising the existing floor and building a new floor beneath or between the existing floors. The house roughly follows a cruciform plan, though the plan varies from floor to floor. It was owned by James Paul Lucas, a South Carolina native and international diamond merchant.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
In 1981, Eileen Sharpe and R.Y Sharpe purchased the mansion and established the Hiddenite Center.[3] The Hiddenite Center has restored the first floor of the Lucas Mansion with period furnishings and a collection of local gemstones and minerals. The second floor is used as a regional art gallery and includes a gift shop. The third floor features a large collection of dolls on display.[4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Jerry L. Cross and Michael T. Southern (June 1981). "Lucas Mansion" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ^ "Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center » Rich History. Bright Future". Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ "Friends Of The Center". Hiddenite Center. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
External links
Media related to Lucas Mansion at Wikimedia Commons
- Hiddenite Center website
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