Located in Fuquay-Varina on what was the once the main road from Raleigh to Fayetteville, the J. Beale Johnson House is one of the most impressive houses built during the early twentieth century in southwest Wake County. ...
The 1 1/2-story saddleback Ailey Young House may be the oldest remaining African American historic building in Wake Forest and has connections to one of one of the town’s most important African American citizens, Al...
Acclaimed architect F. Carter Williams designed the mid-century modern building at 518 West South Streeet for the First National Bank. Built in 1957, it was the first “drive-thru” bank in Raleigh. Williams practiced a...
The spacious Victorian triple-A frame cottage at 515 Polk Street was built for grocer Charles Wesley Young and his wife Margaret by prominent contractor Thomas H. Briggs at a cost of $1,200 in 1886. The house embodies Que...
Carmen Wimberly Cauthen, a native of Raleigh, was born in 1959 at St. Agnes Hospital on the Campus of St. Augustine’s College. The paternal side of her family has lived in Raleigh since 1935 and her grandfather and fath...
The one-story Queen-Anne cottage located at 223 E. Lenoir Street was constructed by Michel Bowes around 1895 and is a contributing structure in the East Raleigh – South Park National Register Historic District. The deve...
The Garner Depot building originally stood adjacent to the railroad tracks, situated between what is now East Garner Road and Main Street. In 1954, Hurricane Hazel did extensive damage to the building, destroying the end ...
Standing four stories tall and flanked by two imposing silos made from Italian Terra cotta, the Wakefield Barn has been an iconic landmark in the surrounding community for nearly 90 years. Original owner John Sprunt Hill ...
The Andrews-Duncan House, built by Alexander Boyd Andrews, is a fine example of a Victorian dwelling in the Italianate style. In April, 1873 Andrews purchased a Raleigh City lot from R. Stanhope Pullen and immediately beg...
On February 28, 2023, the Town of Apex launched a year-long campaign to celebrate its 150th anniversary of incorporation. The sesquicentennial celebration aims to unify, create common understanding, and challenge communit...
