Lewis-Smith House

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Lewis-Smith House
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LocationN. Blount St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°47′8″N78°38′8″W / 35.78556°N 78.63556°W / 35.78556; -78.63556
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1854 (1854)-1856
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 72001001 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 1972

Lewis-Smith House is a historic home located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA It was built between 1854 and 1856, and is a two-story, three-bay, Greek Revival-style frame dwelling with a low hipped roof and Italianate-style brackets. It features a two-tier pedimented entrance portico, with paired Doric order columns at the first level and well-detailed Ionic order ones at the second. Two-story, demi-octagonal projecting bays were added to the sides in the early-20th century. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [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. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (November 1972). "Lewis-Smith House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.