Benjamin W. Davidson House

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Benjamin W. Davidson House
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LocationW of Huntersville on SR 2138, near Huntersville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°23′45″N80°52′34″W / 35.39583°N 80.87611°W / 35.39583; -80.87611
Area9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Builtc. 1820 (1820)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 76001331 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1976

Benjamin W. Davidson House, also known as Oak Lawn, is a historic plantation house located near Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built about 1820, and is a two-story, five-bay, Georgian / Federal style frame dwelling. It has gable roof and exterior brick end chimneys. The front facade have one-story, three-bay, hipped roof porch. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Charles Greer Suttlemyre, Jr. (January 1976). "Benjamin W. Davidson House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.