Intheoaks
Why it's listed
Built between 1919 and 1921 in Black Mountain, North Carolina, INTHEOAKS is a Tudor Revival country manor of granite ashlar and cedar shingle, with a shingled roof, a courtyard, and a two-story U-shaped plan. New York architect Frank E. Wallis designed the house for industrialist Franklin Silas Terry, and a recreation wing followed by 1923, designed first by Asheville architect Richard Sharp Smith and completed by Francis George Hasselman. Its interiors include a 63-foot living room with a kingpost truss ceiling, a music studio with a vaulted ceiling, and a Dutch-style tavern room. Prohibition-era features include a concealed wine cellar and a dumbwaiter hidden behind a wainscot panel. The estate is listed for its association with Terry, a leader in the incandescent lighting industry who was a key figure at National Electric Lamp Company, and for its architecture as a rare English-style country house in western North Carolina.
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| Period of significance | 1921-1940 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Tudor Revival |
| Areas of significance | Industry, Architecture |
| Acreage | 71.8 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Intheoaks (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.