3 Lassiter House--Entry Porch and Entry
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[This is a series of 7 photos] The Robert G. Lassiter House, characterized by its dramatic columns, is one of the most beautiful of the many beautiful homes in Oxford, North Carolina. It’s a Neo-Classical Revival residence, built in 1908 by Robert Gilliam Lassiter and his wife Margaret Currin. This 2 1/2 story home still has the original green tile on the roof. Topping it is a small widow’s walk. The most noticeable feature is the 2-story portico with projecting pediment, supported by Ionic columns. Between the tall columns and the entrance are a row of smaller one-story Ionic columns providing the front porch area. These in turn support a deck and a balustrade, extending the front of the house. As one faces the house, a porte-cochère, complete with an old carriage, is on the left; on the right is a side entrance, again using Ionic columns to support a small deck. The side entrance has leaded glass sidelights and a segmented transom. The front entrance also has leaded glass sidelights but . in addition, has an impressive curved transom. According to the book Heritage and Homesteads, classical features and decorative elements are present throughout the house in the wainscoting, mantels and stairs. [On Explore May 15, 2011 at #266]
It's in the Oxford Historical District and is on the National Register of Historic Places #88000403 (added 1988).
Source of much information: Heritage and Homesteads of Granville County, North Carolina, published 1988 by The Granville County Historical Society, Inc.
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3 Lassiter House--Entry Porch and Entry
This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work.
[This is a series of 7 photos] The Robert G. Lassiter House, characterized by its dramatic columns, is one of the most beautiful of the many beautiful homes in Oxford, North Carolina. It’s a Neo-Classical Revival residence, built in 1908 by Robert Gilliam Lassiter and his wife Margaret Currin. This 2 1/2 story home still has the original green tile on the roof. Topping it is a small widow’s walk. The most noticeable feature is the 2-story portico with projecting pediment, supported by Ionic columns. Between the tall columns and the entrance are a row of smaller one-story Ionic columns providing the front porch area. These in turn support a deck and a balustrade, extending the front of the house. As one faces the house, a porte-cochère, complete with an old carriage, is on the left; on the right is a side entrance, again using Ionic columns to support a small deck. The side entrance has leaded glass sidelights and a segmented transom. The front entrance also has leaded glass sidelights but . in addition, has an impressive curved transom. According to the book Heritage and Homesteads, classical features and decorative elements are present throughout the house in the wainscoting, mantels and stairs. [On Explore May 15, 2011 at #266]
It's in the Oxford Historical District and is on the National Register of Historic Places #88000403 (added 1988).
Source of much information: Heritage and Homesteads of Granville County, North Carolina, published 1988 by The Granville County Historical Society, Inc.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.