Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings explained

Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings
Location:1255 S. Main St., Wake Forest, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.9619°N -78.5181°W
Built:c., c. 1862, c. 1895
Architecture:Greek Revival, one-room house
Added:October 22, 2008
Refnum:08001016

Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings is a historic home located at Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. The house consists of four major sections: a -story, side-gable, single-pile main block with rear shed wing built about 1838; a two-story, side-gable, single-pile addition built about 1895 with vernacular Greek Revival-stylistic influences; a two-room side-gable kitchen / dining building dating to about 1838 that was connected to the main block and the addition by a one-story hyphen containing a modern kitchen added in 1974. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse (c. 1838, c. 1900) and doctor's office (c. 1862).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nancy Van Dolsen. Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . January 2008. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-06-01.