Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings
National Register of Historic Places

Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings

Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina
Listed
October 21, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
08001016

About this property

Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings is a historic home located at Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. The house consists of four major sections: a 1+1⁄2-story, side-gable, single-pile main block with rear shed wing built about 1838; a two-story, side-gable, single-pile addition built about 1895 with vernacular Greek Revival-stylistic influences; a two-room side-gable kitchen / dining building dating to about 1838 that was connected to the main block and the addition by a one-story hyphen containing a modern kitchen added in 1974. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse (c. 1838, c. 1900) and doctor's office (c. 1862). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Location

1255 S. Main St.
Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina
35.96385, -78.51779

Categories

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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Forestville Baptist Church
Civil War
0.3 mi
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1.1 mi
Purefoy-Dunn Plantation (Boundary Decrease)
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1.1 mi
Purefoy-Dunn Plantation
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1.2 mi
Downtown Wake Forest Historic District
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1.2 mi

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When was Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings listed on the National Register?

Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 21, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings?

Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings?

The period of significance for Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1838.

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