Lewis-Smith House
National Register of Historic Places

Lewis-Smith House

Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Listed
December 11, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
72001001

About this property

Lewis-Smith House is a historic home located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA It was built between 1854 and 1856, and is a two-story, three-bay, Greek Revival-style frame dwelling with a low hipped roof and Italianate-style brackets. The house is located in the Blount Street Historic District. It features a two-tier pedimented entrance portico, with paired Doric order columns at the first level and well-detailed Ionic order ones at the second.

Location

Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
35.78570, -78.63529

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 72001001. It was listed on December 11, 1972.

Categories

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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

North Carolina Executive Mansion
Industrial
0 mi
Merrimon-Wynne House
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0 mi
Andrews-Duncan House
Civil War
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Confederate Evacuation of Raleigh NC
1865Civil War
0.5 mi
Occupation of Raleigh North Carolina
1865Civil War
0.5 mi
Battle of Morrisville NC
1865Civil War
11.4 mi
Morrisville NC — Last Cavalry Action (April 13, 1865)
1865Civil War
11.4 mi
Morrisville Station Skirmish NC
1865Civil War
11.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Lewis-Smith House listed on the National Register?

Lewis-Smith House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Lewis-Smith House?

Lewis-Smith House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lewis-Smith House?

The period of significance for Lewis-Smith House is recorded as the civil_war era.

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