Elizabeth Lawrence House and Garden
Elizabeth Lawrence House and Garden | |
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Location | 348 Ridgewood Ave., Charlotte, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°10′47″N 80°50′37″W / 35.17972°N 80.84361°WCoordinates: 35°10′47″N 80°50′37″W / 35.17972°N 80.84361°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 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 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ 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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