Blandwood | |
 A. J. Davis designed Tuscan Villa | |
| Location | 447 W. Washington St., Greensboro, NC |
|---|---|
| Built | 1795, additions 1822 and 1844 |
| Architect | Alexander Jackson Davis |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000455 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 17, 1970[1] |
| Designated NHL | June 7, 1988 |
Blandwood Mansion is a historic house museum at 447 West Washington Street in Greensboro, North Carolina. Originally built as a four-room Federal style farmhouse in 1795, it was home to two-term North Carolina governor John Motley Morehead (1841-1844) under whose ownership it was transformed into its present appearance. It is believed to be the oldest extant example of the Italian Villa Style of architecture in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988.[1][2] In creating the design for Blandwood, architect Alexander Jackson Davis produced a popular prototype for American house designs in the Italianate style: a central tower projecting from the main facade.[2] Saved from demolition in 1964 by preservation-minded Greensboro citizens, the house was opened as a museum in 1976 and remains open to the public today.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
- ^ a b Davies, Jane B., Blandwood and the Italian Villa Style in America,(Nineteenth Century I (3):11-14, 1975
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