Lucas Mansion

historic house in North Carolina, United States

The Lucas Mansion, also known as the Hiddenite Center, is a historic home. It is in the census-designated place of Hiddenite, North Carolina. It was built around the year 1900. The mansion is a three-story, frame Queen Anne style building. It has a two-story porch. It was made bigger by 1928. Local tradition says the house was made bigger twice by raising the existing floor and building a new floor underneath or between the existing floors. The house roughly follows a cruciform plan, though the plan changes from floor to floor. It was owned by James Paul Lucas. Lucas was a merchant from South Carolina.[2]

Lucas Mansion
The Lucas Mansion in October, 2017
Lucas Mansion is located in North Carolina
Lucas Mansion
Lucas Mansion is located in the United States
Lucas Mansion
LocationChurch St., Hiddenite, North Carolina
Coordinates35°54′25″N 81°5′30″W / 35.90694°N 81.09167°W / 35.90694; -81.09167
Arealess than one acre
Built1900-1928
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.82001279[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1982

Lucas Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

In 1981, Eileen Sharpe and R.Y Sharpe bought the mansion and made the Hiddenite Center.[3]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. Jerry L. Cross and Michael T. Southern (June 1981). "Lucas Mansion" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. "Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center » Rich History. Bright Future". Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-05.