Seven Oaks | |
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Location | 82 Westwood Pl., Asheville, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°34′52″N82°34′44″W / 35.58111°N 82.57889°W Coordinates: 35°34′52″N82°34′44″W / 35.58111°N 82.57889°W |
Area | 1.35 acres (0.55 ha) |
Built | 1870 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 15000528 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 13, 2015 |
Seven Oaks, also known as the Atkinson House, is a historic house at 82 Westwood Place in Asheville, North Carolina. It is a single-story brick structure, with a triple-gable roof that has deep eaves. A hip-roof porch extends across the front, supported by Tuscan columns, with modillioned and bracketed eaves. Built in the 1870s, it is a high-quality example of Italianate architecture, and is one of only seven brick 19th-century houses in Asheville. [2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1]
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