James B. and Diana M. Dyer House

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James B. and Diana M. Dyer House
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Location1015 W. Kent Rd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°6′55″N80°16′26″W / 36.11528°N 80.27389°W / 36.11528; -80.27389 Coordinates: 36°6′55″N80°16′26″W / 36.11528°N 80.27389°W / 36.11528; -80.27389
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built1931 (1931)
Built byFogle Bros. Co.
ArchitectMayers, Murray and Phillip
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 06000227 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 5, 2006

James B. and Diana M. Dyer House is a historic home located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built in 1931, and is a large one- and two-story, irregularly-massed, Tudor Revival style dwelling with a rough-cut-stone exterior. It has a green slate roof, stepped stone chimney, and metal casement windows. It was built for James Dyer, a top executive at R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [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. Heather Fearnbach (June 2005). "James B. and Diana M. Dyer House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.