Norburn Terrace

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Norburn Terrace
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Location216 Lafayette St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°47′38″N78°37′47″W / 35.79389°N 78.62972°W / 35.79389; -78.62972
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
ArchitectBauer, A.G.
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 80002902 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 1980

Norburn Terrace is a historic home located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1898, and is a two-story, three-bay, T-shaped, Late Victorian-style brick dwelling. It features an octagonal tower with a spire roof and decorative porch with a spindle frieze and turned balusters. It was the home of Herbert E. Norris, a prominent Wake County attorney and politician. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Helen P. Ross (August 1992). "Norburn Terrace" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.