Joseph Franklin Bland House

Joseph Franklin Bland House
The house in September 2007
Joseph Franklin Bland House is located in North Carolina
Joseph Franklin Bland House
Joseph Franklin Bland House is located in the United States
Joseph Franklin Bland House
Location1809 Virginia Road,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates36°6′20″N 80°16′13″W / 36.10556°N 80.27028°W / 36.10556; -80.27028
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Builtc. 1936 (1936)–1937
Built byBland, Joseph Franklin
Architectural styleChateauesque
NRHP reference No.84002265[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 1984

The Joseph Franklin Bland House (also known as the Franklin Bland House and "The Castle") is a historic house located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.

Description and history

It was built in 1936, and is a 1-1/2 and two-story, asymmetrical 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 on August 21, 1984.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.


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