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View, Mordecai House and Grounds, Raleigh, North Carolina

Mordecai House (Raleigh, N.C.)
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
View, Mordecai House and Grounds, Raleigh, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Greek revival (Architecture)
Plantation houses
Porches
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh0101pnc004
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Preservation North Carolina
Collection:
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
RightsStatements.org:
In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0
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: Mordecai, Moses and Nancy House (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Nichols, William, circa 1777-1853 
Built:
Community:
Raleigh
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
Henry Lane, first owner; Moses and Nancy Lane Mordecai, second owner.
Architectural note:
In 1826, the two-story south section was added by Nichols. The small Saint Mark's Chapel was built on the grounds in 1847. The home provides one of the state's earliest examples of Greek Revival woodwork. The property contains original outbuildings as well as other small nineteenth century frame buildings that have been moved in.
Historical note:
The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:
35.7925, -78.633333