GARDENS
A Royal Garden
for the Queen City
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The Duke Mansion has been home and host to many leaders of the 20th century. Its
most famous owner was James Buchanan Duke. His most lasting legacies, includ-
ing Duke University, Duke Energy and the Duke Endowment, all took shape at
the home. Built in 1915 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The
Mansion is operated as a nonprofit with all proceeds being used to preserve and
protect the community treasure.
Now a boutique bed and breakfast and event/meeting space, The Mansion signi-
fies sophistication. It’s home to once-in-a-lifetime memories, board meetings, teas,
weddings, parties and decision-making.
But it’s what happening outside the home that has the Queen City buzzing.
WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-Kidd
LANDSCAPE DESIGN BY Laurie Durden
SUMMER 2019
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