Leonidas L. Polk House Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Baxton Flowers, III . Ruth Little-Stokes . Leonidas L. Polk House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d. . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-05-01.