Joseph Franklin Bland House
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Joseph Franklin Bland House | |
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Joseph Franklin Bland House, September 2007 | |
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| Location | 1809 Virginia Rd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°6′20″N 80°16′13″W / 36.10556°N 80.27028°WCoordinates: 36°6′20″N 80°16′13″W / 36.10556°N 80.27028°W |
| Area | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) |
| Built | c. 1936-1937 |
| Built by | Bland,Joseph Franklin |
| Architectural style | Chateauesque |
| NRHP Reference # | 84002265[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 21, 1984 |
Joseph Franklin Bland House, also known as the Franklin Bland House and "The Castle," is a historic home located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built in 1936, and is a 1 1/2- and two-story, asymmetical Châteauesque style fieldstone dwelling. It features a circular stair tower with steep conical roof, irregularly placed stone chimneys, and multiple gables. The house incorporates railroad tracks in the support system, oil drums in the porthole windows, steel pipe in the stair railing, and heavy iron bolts hand-fashioned into door hardware. It was built for Frank Bland (1888-1940), who served as the organist of the First Presbyterian and St. Paul's Episcopal churches and established the Bland Piano Company.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Gwynne S. Taylor (February 1984). "Joseph Franklin Bland House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
