Victoria (Charlotte, North Carolina)

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Victoria
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Location1600 The Plaza, Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°13′26″N80°48′37″W / 35.22389°N 80.81028°W / 35.22389; -80.81028 Coordinates: 35°13′26″N80°48′37″W / 35.22389°N 80.81028°W / 35.22389; -80.81028
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1895 (1895)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 73001359 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973

Victoria is a historic home located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built about 1895, and is a two-story, "T"-shaped, Queen Anne style dwelling. It has a slate roof and features a 2+12-story, engaged, tower with a conical roof. It was moved from the corner of Tryon and Seventh Streets to its present location about 1895. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [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. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (December 1972). "Victoria" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.