VanLandingham Estate: Bungalow/Craftsman, National Register

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Recorded location: 2010 The Plaza, Charlotte
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Green-painted timber house with cream trim and a low-pitched roof, largely screened by mature trees and shrubs, with a red pickup truck parked outside. — VanLandingham Estate. RoxylovesHistory · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Recorded address	2010 The Plaza, Charlotte
Architectural style	Bungalow/Craftsman
National Register	ref 83003971, listed 1983-10-13
Research depth	dossier, independently sourced

What we established, and from where

The house was designed by the Charlotte firm Hook and Rogers in 1913 and completed the following year.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17
Ralph VanLandingham was a cotton broker whose family moved from an older neighbourhood to the new development.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17
The grounds are credited to Leigh Colyer, believed to have been Charlotte's first full-time landscape architect.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17
The exterior walls are grey stained cypress shingles.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17
Donations by the family established the six-acre VanLandingham Glen at UNC Charlotte.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

The primary source

The National Register nomination is the fullest account of this property that exists, written by a researcher and reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Office. The nomination (National Park Service).

Official record

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all 6 Bungalow/Craftsman buildings · all 197 listed places in Charlotte

What else is close

Bishop John C. Kilgo House · about 300 ft away · Historic places
Belmont Markers · about 0.3 mi away · Attractions & public art
Midwood Park · about 0.3 mi away · Parks & greenways
Belmont Markers · about 0.3 mi away · Attractions & public art
Progress Park · about 0.4 mi away · Parks & greenways
Untitled · about 0.4 mi away · Attractions & public art

Distances are straight-line from the recorded coordinates, not walking distance — there may be a creek, a rail line or an interstate in between.

VanLandingham Estate