Sunnyside | |
Location | 210 S. Selma Rd., Wendell, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°46′39″N78°21′46″W / 35.77750°N 78.36278°W |
Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
Built | 1918 |
Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman |
MPS | Wake County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 01001113 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 2001 |
Sunnyside, also known as the R.B. Whitley House, is a historic home located in Wendell, North Carolina, a town in eastern Wake County. The Craftsman house was built in 1918 by R. B. Whitley, a prominent Wendell businessman who founded the Bank of Wendell in 1907.
The brick home features car shelters on the front and side, a modern detail during the 1910s. In addition to the home, a wash house, smokehouse, garage, and four entrance pillars are located on the property. According to family tradition, Sunnyside was used as a hospital during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918. [2]
Sunnyside was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in October 2001. [3]
Wendell is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. It is a satellite town of Raleigh, the state capital. The population was 5,845 at the 2010 census.
Sunnyside and Sunny Side may refer to:
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