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Elevations and second floor plan, Joel Lane House, Raleigh, North Carolina

Joel Lane House (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Elevations and second floor plan, Joel Lane House, Raleigh, North Carolina
Description:
2 of 2
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Plantation houses
Original Format:
Measured drawing
Extent:
scale: 1/4 in. = 1 ft.; 458mm x 585mm
Item identifier:
bh006702702
Delineator:
Miller, Reuben more info on Miller, Reuben 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Cross sections
Detail drawings
Floor plans (architectural drawings)
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Lane, Joel House (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Delineator:
more info on Miller, Reuben 
Built:
Community:
Raleigh
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
Joel Lane (planter and political figure), first owner; William Boylan (landowner and newspaper publisher), nineteenth century owner
Architectural note:
The gambrel roof and dormers were added in the 1790s. The home's interior is finished in the Georgian style. The porch and chimneys date from a 1970s restoration.
Historical note:
Lane sold and to the state to be used for the new capitol in 1792. The home was moved to its present location in 1913. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places