Willis M. Graves House

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Willis M. Graves House
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Location802 Oberlin Rd., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°47′40″N78°39′41.42″W / 35.79444°N 78.6615056°W / 35.79444; -78.6615056 Coordinates: 35°47′40″N78°39′41.42″W / 35.79444°N 78.6615056°W / 35.79444; -78.6615056
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Builtc. 1884
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Oberlin, North Carolina MPS
NRHP reference No. 02000500 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 2002

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 listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [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. 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 2015-05-01.