The Willis M. Graves House, also known as the Graves-Fields House and Oakcrest, is a historic home located on Oberlin Road in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1884 in the freedmen's village of Oberlin, and is a two-story, frame Queen Anne style dwelling. It has a projecting, two-story polygonal bay capped by a very large gable; one-story wraparound porch; and a projecting, two-story square tower with a pyramidal roof. It was built by Willis M. Graves, an African-American brick mason.[2]
Willis M. Graves House | |
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| Location | 816 Oberlin Rd., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°47′42″N 78°39′40″W / 35.7951°N 78.6612°W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | c. 1884 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| MPS | Oberlin, North Carolina MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 100006810[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 16, 2021 |
It was originally listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 (#02000500).[1] It was delisted in 2019 due to being relocated,[3] but was relisted again in 2021.
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Sherry Joines Wyatt (November 2001). "Willis M. Graves House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ "Village built by former slaves fast disappearing, but not these 2 houses". The Herald-Sun. January 13, 2019. p. A1. Retrieved August 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.