Paul and Ellen Welles House

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Paul and Ellen Welles House
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Location3227 Birnamwood Rd., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°48′42″N78°40′54″W / 35.81167°N 78.68167°W / 35.81167; -78.68167 Coordinates: 35°48′42″N78°40′54″W / 35.81167°N 78.68167°W / 35.81167; -78.68167
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1956 (1956)
Built byEdwards, Jim, Co.
ArchitectPruden & Scott
Architectural styleModern Movement, Split level
NRHP reference No. 08001388 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 2009

Paul and Ellen Welles House, also known as the Robert and Anne Dahle House, is a historic home located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built in 1956, and is a two-story, split level Modern Movement-style dwelling. It has a brick-veneered lower level and a slightly cantilevered upper level sheathed with board-and-batten siding. It features an asymmetrical side-gable roof with wide overhanging eaves. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [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 (August 2008). "Paul and Ellen Welles House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.