National Register of Historic Places

Henderson, Isabelle Bowen, House and Gardens

Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Listed
August 6, 1989
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
89001049

About this property

Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is a historic home and garden located at Oberlin Village in Raleigh, North Carolina. The main house is a modest 19th century turreted late Victorian period frame cottage, with a Colonial Revival style studio wing and kitchen and dining porch added in 1937. Also on the property is a contributing two car garage and apartment building (late 1930s, 1950), herb house (c. 1937), front garden (1937-1938), back garden (1937 onward), herb garden (c. 1937), and brick terrace (1937-1938). It was the home of noted local artist Isabelle Bowen Henderson and representative of the Williamsburg Revival design movement in Raleigh. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Location

2134 Oberlin Rd.
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
35.78711, -78.66225

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Sources

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When was Henderson, Isabelle Bowen, House and Gardens listed on the National Register?

Henderson, Isabelle Bowen, House and Gardens was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1989.

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Henderson, Isabelle Bowen, House and Gardens is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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