North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Cottage

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North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Cottage
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NC Agricultural Experiment Station Cottage, September 2014
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Location2714 Vanderbilt Ave., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°47′30″N78°40′20″W / 35.79167°N 78.67222°W / 35.79167; -78.67222
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1886 (1886)
Architectural styleGothic, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 01001112 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 2001

North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Cottage, also known as College Station and Hezouri House, is a historic home located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It built in 1886 to house the residence and office of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, It is a two-story, frame farmhouse with elements of Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne style architecture. It has a cross-gable roof and features sawnwork decoration on the front porch and gables. The building housed the first agricultural experiment station in North Carolina. The station closed in 1926, and it was subsequently used as a residence. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [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. M. Ruth Little (February 2001). "North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Cottage" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.