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Neal Somers Alexander House
The Neal Somers Alexander House is a historic house located at 5014 North Sharon Amity Road near Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Neal Somers Alexander House | |
| Location | 5014 N. Sharon Amity Rd., near Charlotte, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°13′37″N 80°44′50″W / 35.22694°N 80.74722°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Rural Mecklenburg County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000381[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 7, 2008 |
Description and history edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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 2015-02-01.