Edenwood

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Edenwood
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Location7620 Old Stage Rd., near Garner, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°40′26″N78°39′38″W / 35.67389°N 78.66056°W / 35.67389; -78.66056 Coordinates: 35°40′26″N78°39′38″W / 35.67389°N 78.66056°W / 35.67389; -78.66056
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850), 1935
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Greek Revival
MPS Wake County MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000544 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1993

Edenwood, also known as the Smith-Williams House, is a historic home located near Garner, Wake County, North Carolina. The original section of the house dates to the early-19th century. About 1850, a frame Greek Revival-style I-house was added. A two-story frame wing was added about 1935. A center-bay two-story pedimented porch flanked by one-story, full-facade, attached porches were added to the front facade in the 1930s. Also on the property is a contributing outbuilding. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Linda Harris Edmisten (March 1993). "Edenwood" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.