Elizabeth Lawrence House and Garden

Elizabeth Lawrence House and Garden
Location 348 Ridgewood Ave., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°10′47″N 80°50′37″W / 35.17972°N 80.84361°W / 35.17972; -80.84361Coordinates: 35°10′47″N 80°50′37″W / 35.17972°N 80.84361°W / 35.17972; -80.84361
Area less than one acre
Built 1948 (1948)
Architect Lawrence, Elizabeth Lewis
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 06000866[1]
Added to NRHP September 14, 2006

Elizabeth Lawrence House and Garden is a historic home and garden located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1948-1949, and is a small 1 1/2-story, five bay, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling. The house is set on landscaped grounds designed and laid out in 1949-1950. It includes paths, beds, and borders. It was the home of Elizabeth Lawrence (1904-1985), American garden writer and the first woman graduate in landscape architecture from (present-day) North Carolina State University.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (January 2006). "Elizabeth Lawrence House and Garden" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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