Blake House (Arden, North Carolina) Explained

Blake House
Location:150 Royal Pines Dr., Arden, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.4744°N -82.5169°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Gothic Revival, Greek Revival
Added:August 30, 2010
Refnum:10000600[1]

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]

Notes and References

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