Ben-Wiley Hotel
National Register of Historic Places

Ben-Wiley Hotel

Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, North Carolina
Listed
February 27, 1997
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
97000195

About this property

Ben-Wiley Hotel is a historic hotel building located at Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built in 1925, and is a Bungalow / American Craftsman style frame building consisting of two hip-roofed blocks; the two-story main block with a hip roofed front porch, and a two-story rear block. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has widely overhanging eaves.

Location

331 S. Main St.
Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, North Carolina
35.58111, -78.79957

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 97000195. It was listed on February 27, 1997.

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Fuquay Mineral Spring
Industrial
0.1 mi
Fuquay Springs Teacherage
Civil War
0.5 mi
Fuquay Springs High School
Industrial
0.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Carolinas Campaign — Battle of Averasboro
1865Civil War
15.3 mi
Battle of Averasborough
1865Civil War
15.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Ben-Wiley Hotel listed on the National Register?

Ben-Wiley Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 27, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Ben-Wiley Hotel?

Ben-Wiley Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ben-Wiley Hotel?

The period of significance for Ben-Wiley Hotel is recorded as the civil_war era.

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