Blake House (Arden, North Carolina)

Blake House

Blake House, September 2012
Location 150 Royal Pines Dr., Arden, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°28′28″N 82°31′01″W / 35.47444°N 82.51694°W / 35.47444; -82.51694Coordinates: 35°28′28″N 82°31′01″W / 35.47444°N 82.51694°W / 35.47444; -82.51694
Area .55 acres (0.22 ha)
Built c. 1850 (1850)
Architectural style Gothic Revival, Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 10000600[1]
Added to NRHP August 30, 2010

Blake House, also known as Newington, Royal Pines, and Joseph B. Pyatt House, is a historic home located at Arden, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, double pile stone house in the Gothic Revival style. The main block is five bays wide and has a hipped roof. The center hall plan interior features Greek Revival-influenced interior finishes. A rear ell was added in 1907.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/30/10 through 9/03/10. National Park Service. 2010-09-10.
  2. Lorraine Norwood; Courtney Vuturo & Nancy McReynolds (December 2009). "Blake House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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