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Chairman Blake House

Coordinates: 35°29′52″N 80°50′54″W / 35.49778°N 80.84833°W / 35.49778; -80.84833
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Chairman Blake House
Chairman Blake House, Early 20th Century
Chairman Blake House is located in North Carolina
Chairman Blake House
Chairman Blake House is located in the United States
Chairman Blake House
Location318 Chairman Blake Ln., Davidson, North Carolina
Coordinates35°29′52″N 80°50′54″W / 35.49778°N 80.84833°W / 35.49778; -80.84833
Arealess than one acre
Built1860 (1860)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.04000905[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 2004

Chairman Blake House is a historic private home located at Davidson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built about 1860, and is a 1+12-story, five-bay, double pile Greek Revival style frame dwelling with a one-story rear ell. It has steep side gable roof, four brick interior chimneys, and weatherboard sheathing. It features porches on the front and rear facades supported by Tuscan order columns. It was moved to its present location in October 2000. It was the home of Professor John Rennie Blake (1825–1900), who is believed to have occupied the house throughout his tenure at Davidson College, 1861–1885. Today, the home is privately owned.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Laura A.W. Phillips (August 2003). "Chairman Blake House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.