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the Lucas House
 The
Fig Tree Restaurant at the Lucas House opened for business in March
2005 after almost a year of design, permitting, renovation and new
construction. The restaurant got its name from the original owners
of this 1913 historic house, John Paul & Alice Craft Lucas, and a
Brown Turkey fig tree that once prospered at the rear of the house.
New fig trees have been planted at the front of the house.
The
Lucas House is representative of suburban development for
middle-class residents in the Elizabeth neighborhood that took place
prior to World War I. The house is situated across from Independence
Park, one of Charlotte’s first public parks, on the corner of East
7th Street and Louise Avenue, about one mile from the center of the
city. The interior finishes as well as the exterior have survived
with original materials and are thus intact examples of the
Craftsman homes constructed in the bungalow style in the early 20th
century.
John
Paul Lucas (1885-1940) was a prominent Charlotte resident serving as
a managing editor of The Charlotte Evening Chronicle and later as an
executive with Duke Power Company. In 1992, the house was designated
an historic site by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks
Commission.
For
more information visit:
http://www.landmarkscommission.org/surveys&rlucashouse.htm
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