Willis M. Graves House

Willis M. Graves House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front and northern side
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Location	816 Oberlin Rd., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°47′42″N78°39′40″W / 35.7951°N 78.6612°W / 35.7951; -78.6612
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built	c. 1884
Architectural style	Queen Anne
MPS	Oberlin, North Carolina MPS
NRHP reference No.	100006810 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 16, 2021

The Willis M. Graves House, also known as the Graves-Fields House and Oakcrest, is a historic home located on Oberlin Road in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1884 in the freedmen's village of Oberlin, and is a two-story, frame Queen Anne style dwelling. It has a projecting, two-story polygonal bay capped by a very large gable; one-story wraparound porch; and a projecting, two-story square tower with a pyramidal roof. It was built by Willis M. Graves, an African-American brick mason. ^[2]

It was originally listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 (#02000500). ^[1] It was delisted in 2019 due to being relocated, ^[3] but was relisted again in 2021.

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in North Carolina

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Sherry Joines Wyatt (November 2001). "Willis M. Graves House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
3. "Village built by former slaves fast disappearing, but not these 2 houses". The Herald-Sun . January 13, 2019. p. A1. Retrieved August 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.