Lone Beech

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Lone Beech
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Location206 Hillcrest Dr., Marion, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°41′7″N82°0′47″W / 35.68528°N 82.01306°W / 35.68528; -82.01306 Coordinates: 35°41′7″N82°0′47″W / 35.68528°N 82.01306°W / 35.68528; -82.01306
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1912 (1912)-1915
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 95000639 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 1995

Lone Beech is a historic home located at Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was built between about 1912 and 1915. It is two-story, Neoclassical style dwelling with a broad pedimented two-story ell. It features a two-story pedimented portico, supported by six fluted Tuscan order columns and a one-story wrap-around porch. Also on the property are the contributing one-story frame servant's cottage (c. 1912), barn (c. 1912), and privy (c. 1912). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [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. Davyd Foard Hood (January 1995). "Lone Beech" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.