James Buchanan Duke House, Charlotte

Name: James Buchanan Duke House
Address: Charlotte, United States

#238 among attractions in Charlotte

Colonial revival architecture

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James Buchanan Duke House, also known as Lynnwood and White Oaks, is a historic home located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Charles Christian Hook, with the original section built in 1914 and substantially enlarged in 1919. It is an "H"-shaped Colonial Revival style dwelling consisting of large 2+1⁄2-story blocks connected by a hyphen of the same height. It features two-story tetrastyle porticos on both the south and north gable ends. It was the home of James Buchanan Duke during the last five years of his life. ()

Built: 1914 (110 years ago)Coordinates: 35°12'5"N, 80°49'39"W

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Center City (Myers Park)Charlotte United States

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James Buchanan Duke House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mint Museum, Freedom Park, Central Piedmont Community College, Discovery Place Nature.

0.8 miE
Museum, Art museum
Mint Museum, Charlotte
20 min walk • The Mint Museum, also referred to as The Mint Museums, is a cultural institution comprising two museums, located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Mint Museum Randolph and Mint Museum Uptown, together these two locations have hundreds of collections showcasing art and design from around the globe.
1.1 miSW
Park, Lake, Trail
Freedom Park, Charlotte
29 min walk • Freedom Park is a 98-acre park in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located at 1900 East Boulevard, between Charlotte's historic Dilworth and Myers Park neighborhoods, the park is centered on a 7-acre lake, and is about 3 miles from the heart of Charlotte's downtown area.
1.2 miN
Universities and schools
Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte
31 min walk • Central Piedmont Community College is a public community college in Charlotte, North Carolina. With an enrollment of more than 50,000 students annually, Central Piedmont is the second largest community college in the North Carolina Community College System and the largest in the Charlotte metropolitan area.
1.3 miSW
Museum, Science museum
Discovery Place Nature, Charlotte
34 min walk • Discovery Place Nature, formerly Charlotte Nature Museum, is located at 1658 Sterling Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Museum features interactive nature exhibits and live animal displays, including a butterfly pavilion, live species, insects, and a variety of native North Carolina animals.
1.4 miNW
Park
Marshall Park, Charlotte
36 min walk • Marshall Park is a five and a half acre urban park at 800 East Third Street in the Second Ward of Charlotte, North Carolina. It features a large fountain and a lake, an amphitheater, a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. and a Holocaust memorial monument.
1 miN
Park
Independence Park, Charlotte
26 min walk • Independence Park is a 24-acre urban park at 300 Hawthorne Lane situated at the western end of the Elizabeth neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina.
1.3 miW
Park
Latta Park, Charlotte
33 min walk • Latta Park is a 31-acre urban park at 601 East Park Avenue in the Dilworth neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It features courts for tennis, volleyball, and basketball, as well as many benches and picnic facilities, playgrounds, walking trails, fitness trails, and soccer fields.
0.7 miNW
Park
Little Sugar Creek Greenway, Charlotte
17 min walk • Little Sugar Creek Greenway is a linear park and stream restoration project in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
0.9 miS
Universities and schools
Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte
24 min walk • Queens University of Charlotte is a private university in Charlotte, North Carolina. It has approximately 2,300 undergraduate and graduate students through the College of Arts and Sciences, the McColl School of Business, the Wayland H. Cato, Jr.
1.1 miN
Park
Thompson Park, Charlotte
29 min walk • Thompson Park is a 3.3 acre park at 1129 East 3rd Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Features of the park include a Vietnam veterans' memorial, a gazebo, and the historic St. Mary's Chapel. The Little Sugar Creek Greenway runs through Thompson Park.
1.1 miNW
35°12'41"N • 80°50'36"W
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte
29 min walk • Church

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to James Buchanan Duke House?

Nearby attractions include Eastover, Charlotte (5 min walk), Edgehill Park, Charlotte (6 min walk), Orient Manufacturing Company-Chadwick-Hoskins No. 3, Charlotte (7 min walk), Hamilton C. Jones III House, Charlotte (9 min walk).

How to get to James Buchanan Duke House by public transport?

The nearest stations to James Buchanan Duke House:

Tram

Elizabeth & Hawthorne • Lines: Gold (22 min walk)
Hawthorne & 8th • Lines: Gold (29 min walk)