Gunston Hall (Biltmore Forest, North Carolina)

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Gunston Hall
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Location324 Vanderbilt Rd., Biltmore Forest, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°32′50″N82°32′11″W / 35.54722°N 82.53639°W / 35.54722; -82.53639
Area11.3 acres (4.6 ha)
Built1923 (1923)
Built byMerchant, Luther L.
ArchitectWood, Waddy B.; Beadle, Chauncey Delos; Dennis, Lola Anderson
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 91001505 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 1991

Gunston Hall, also known as Franklin Hall, is a historic estate and a national historic district located at Biltmore Forest, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses five contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures. The main house was designed by architect Waddy Butler Wood and built in 1923. It is a five-part Colonial Revival style dwelling consisting of a 1+12-story main block flanked by hyphens and 1+12-story wings. The grounds were designed by noted landscape architects Chauncey Beadle and Lola Anderson Dennis. Other contributing elements are the Grounds and Garden (1920-c. 1955), the Breezeway (c. 1950), Gazebo (c. 1955), Tool Shed/Potting Shed (c. 1951), Greenhouse (c. 1954), Garden Shed (c. 1951), and Entrance Piers and Gates (1923). The estate was built by Dr. William Beverley Mason, a great-great grandson of George Mason, who built Gunston Hall (1759). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 [1] but is now a private residence.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (May 1991). "Gunston Hall" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.