Greystone (Durham, North Carolina)

Greystone
Greystone, July 2008
Location 618 Morehead Ave., Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°59′32″N 78°54′32″W / 35.99222°N 78.90889°W / 35.99222; -78.90889Coordinates: 35°59′32″N 78°54′32″W / 35.99222°N 78.90889°W / 35.99222; -78.90889
Area 3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built 1911 (1911)
Architect Hook, Charles C.; Hook & Rodgers
Architectural style Chateauesque Revival
NRHP Reference # 82003449[1]
Added to NRHP June 1, 1982

Greystone, also known as the James E. Stagg House, is a historic home located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Charles Christian Hook and built in 1911. It is a 2 1/2-story, six bay, Châteauesque style granite, limestone, and brick dwelling. It features a deep porch with porte cochere, projecting bays with conical roofs, tall chimney stacks, and a high hipped roof with numerous dormers and heavy yellow-green clay tiles. The house was divided into six apartments about 1961.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. J. Marshall Bullock (June 1981). "Greystone" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.


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