Leonidas L. Polk House

Leonidas L. Polk House
Location 612 N. Blount St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°47′18″N 78°38′9″W / 35.78833°N 78.63583°W / 35.78833; -78.63583Coordinates: 35°47′18″N 78°38′9″W / 35.78833°N 78.63583°W / 35.78833; -78.63583
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1891 (1891)
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP reference # 77001012[1]
Added to NRHP April 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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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