Westglow

Westglow
Location W of Blowing Rock on U.S. 221, near Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°8′17″N 81°42′50″W / 36.13806°N 81.71389°W / 36.13806; -81.71389Coordinates: 36°8′17″N 81°42′50″W / 36.13806°N 81.71389°W / 36.13806; -81.71389
Area 19.6 acres (7.9 ha)
Built 1917 (1917)
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 79001762[1]
Added to NRHP August 13, 1979

Westglow, also known as the Elliott Daingerfield House, is a historic home located near Blowing Rock, Watauga County, North Carolina. It was built in 1917, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling with a hipped roof. It has a two-story hip roof extension. The front facade features a monumental tetrastyle portico supported by columns with Ionic order capitals. Also on the property are the contributing artists studio and caretaker's cottage (1920s). It was the summer home and studio of artist Elliot Daingerfield (1859-1932).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Michael Southern and Jerry L. Cross (May 1979). "Westglow" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.


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