The Jolly-Broughton House is a historic Georgian Revival-style house in Raleigh, North Carolina. The house, completed in 1929, was the home of North Carolina Governor J. Melville Broughton and First Lady Alice Willson Broughton.
| Jolly-Broughton House | |
|---|---|
 The house in 2020. | |
| General information | |
| Type | private residence |
| Location | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Completed | 1929 |
| Owner | Janie R. Jolly J. Melville Broughton Alice Willson Broughton |
History
editThe Jolly-Broughton House is located at 929 Holt Drive in the Hayes Barton Historic District in Raleigh, North Carolina. Construction began in 1928 and was completed in 1929.[1] It was designed by architects Charles Atwood, Arthur C. Nash and built by Howard E. Satterfield.[2] The home was originally built for Janie R. Jolly, the widow of Frank Jolly, owner of Jolly's Jewelers.[2][3] J. Melville Broughton, who served as Governor of North Carolina and as a U.S. Senator, later purchased the house.[3] He and his wife, Alice Willson Broughton lived in the house before and after his term as governor (1941-1945), when they lived in the North Carolina Executive Mansion.[2][3] In 1980 Mrs. Broughton suffered a fatal heart attack in the house.[4]
The Jolly-Broughton House has three colonnaded porches, five bays, two gable end brick chimneys, and brick soldier arches with cast stone keystones.[2]
The house is included in the Hayes Barton Historic District and was included in the district's nomination for the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Jolly-Broughton House Architectural Drawings and Project Files, 1928-1929". NC State University Libraries Collection Guides. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ a b c d e "NRHP Registration form" (PDF). files.nc.gov. May 5, 2002. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ a b c d "Jolly-Broughton House". North Carolina Architects and Builders. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Obituary for Alice Willson Broughton". www.newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-11-21.