Leonidas L. Polk House | |
Location: | 612 N. Blount St., Raleigh, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 35.7872°N -78.6364°W |
Built: | c. |
Architecture: | Late Victorian |
Added: | April 13, 1977 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 77001012 |
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.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.