Neal Somers Alexander House

Neal Somers Alexander House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	5014 N. Sharon Amity Rd., near Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°13′37″N80°44′50″W / 35.22694°N 80.74722°W / 35.22694; -80.74722
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1903 (1903)
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
MPS	Rural Mecklenburg County MPS
NRHP reference No.	08000381 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 7, 2008

The Neal Somers Alexander House is a historic house located at 5014 North Sharon Amity Road near Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Description and history

It was built in 1903, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with Colonial Revival style design elements. It has an asymmetrical form with projecting wings, a wraparound porch, patterned slate roof, Palladian window, and signature corner tower. It was built by Neal Somers Alexander (1855–1926) a wealthy farmer and the great-grandson of Hezekiah Alexander. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 2008. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Richard Mattson and Frances Alexander (September 2007). "Neal Somers Alexander House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.