Hiddenite in Alexander County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Lucas Mansion
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 29, 2022
1. The Lucas Mansion Marker
National Register of
Historic Places in 1982
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 217.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 35° 54.366′ N, 81° 5.503′ W. Marker is in Hiddenite, North Carolina, in Alexander County. It is on Hiddenite Church Road (County Road 1503) 0.1 miles north of Miller Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 316 Hiddenite Church Rd, Hiddenite NC 28636, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Diamond Jim (within shouting distance of this marker); Brantley York (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hiddenite (approx. 0.6 miles away); Alexander County Veterans Memorial - World Wars I & II (approx. 4.8 miles away); Alexander County Veterans Memorial - Korea & Viet Nam (approx. 4.8 miles away); Alexander County Veterans Memorial Bell Tower (approx.
this page online
Regarding The Lucas Mansion. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The Lucas Mansion in Hiddenite has a history and architectural form that are unique to Alexander County. The three-story, twenty-two room structure, with its elaborate porches, reflects an early twentieth century prosperity not prevalent elsewhere in the county. Beginning as a one-story structure built ca. l900, the house was enlarged to its present size between 1910 and 1928 by James Paul Lucas, a South Carolina native and international diamond merchant. "Diamond Jim," as he was popularly called, amassed considerable wealth from his business and turned much of it into enlarging and furnishing his home which far surpassed the economic growth and development of the community. He retired from the diamond trade about 1929 and moved into his Hiddenite home for the remaining twenty-three years of his life.
Also see . . .
1. Lucas Mansion (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 29, 2022
2. The Lucas Mansion Marker
2. 2021 Virtual Lucas Mansion Tour. Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center tour guide Wyatt Smith leads this tour of the 1914 Lucas Mansion. (Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center, uploaded June 4, 2021) (Submitted on November 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 463 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on November 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
