Date: c. 1905
7213 Roberts Road, Apex
Designated 4/3/2018
The Upchurch-Williams House is an excellent example of the transitional Queen Anne-Colonial Revival style built throughout White Oak Township and other parts of Wake County in the period when the switch from cotton to tobacco brought local farmers a notable level of prosperity. While the house has been moved from its original location, its other aspects of integrity have been impressively maintained and even improved with the partial rehabilitation undertaken since the move. Later alterations have been removed to reveal original massing and spatial organization, and lost or heavily damaged original features have been replaced or repaired in kind. The house retains integrity of design, workmanship, materials, feeling, and association. Even with the move, the house remains on land associated with its builder, Golden Almon Upchurch, Jr. and faces the same roadway.