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January 20, 1978. James Buchanan Duke House, also known as Lynnwood and White Oaks, is a historic home located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Charles Christian Hook, with the original section built in 1914 and substantially enlarged in 1919.
The James B. Duke House was designed in the French Classical/Louis XV style by Horace Trumbauer. Built for the family of James Buchanan Duke, it has served as a building for the New York University (NYU)'s Institute of Fine Arts since around 1959.
Built in 1915 and tripled by its most famous owner James Buchanan Duke, The Duke Mansion has been home and host to leaders of the 20th century. Duke’s most lasting legacies, including Duke University, Duke Energy and the Duke Endowment, took shape at the home.
James Buchanan Duke (December 23, 1856 – October 10, 1925) was an American tobacco and electric power industrialist best known for the introduction of modern cigarette manufacture and marketing, and his involvement with Duke University. He was the founder of the American Tobacco Company in 1890.
Jan 26, 2019 · James B. Duke House. 1 East 78th Street at Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York. Completed in 1912, for James Buchanan Duke (1857-1925) as a wedding present for his second wife, Nannie Holt (1871-1962). Standing at the north-east corner of Fifth Avenue & East 78th Street, this 40,000 square foot mansion is an almost identical replica of the 18th ...
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Nov 1, 2016 · On March 8, 1919, James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925), noted industrialist and philanthropist, purchased the Taylor property “with the buildings and improvements thereon located.”. Indeed, Mr. Duke assembled twelve parcels of property to form an estate in excess of 15 acres.
Jun 26, 2017 · The book spotlights James McGill Buchanan, a Nobel Prize-winning economist from Virginia. MacLean describes how Buchanan created a playbook for a movement that is reshaping American politics. “I call James Buchanan the critical missing piece to understanding what’s happening to our democracy right now,” MacLean says.
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