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Leonidas L. Polk House

Coordinates: 35°47′13.75″N 78°38′11″W / 35.7871528°N 78.63639°W / 35.7871528; -78.63639
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Leonidas L. Polk House
Leonidas L. Polk House is located in North Carolina
Leonidas L. Polk House
Leonidas L. Polk House is located in the United States
Leonidas L. Polk House
Location612 N. Blount St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°47′13.75″N 78°38′11″W / 35.7871528°N 78.63639°W / 35.7871528; -78.63639
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1891 (1891)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.77001012[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1977

Leonidas L. Polk House is a historic home located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1891, and is a two-story, two bay by five bay, Late Victorian Shingle Style frame dwelling with a one-story frame wing. It features a corner turret and a front sawnwork porch with star-shaped ornament. The house was moved to the rear of 612 N. Blount Street in the mid-1960s. It was the home of Leonidas L. Polk (1837-1892), an American farmer, journalist and political figure.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ John Baxton Flowers, III; Ruth Little-Stokes (n.d.). "Leonidas L. Polk House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
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