Front view, House, North Blount Street Area, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina

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Item information

Title:
Front view, House, North Blount Street Area, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Houses
Towers (Building divisions)
Widows' walks
Windows
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh2275pnc012
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Names:
North Blount Street Area more info on North Blount Street Area (Raleigh, N.C.) 
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.

Landscape: North Blount Street Houses (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Built:
Street:
North Blount Street
Community:
Raleigh
State:
North Carolina
Historical note:
This historic area developed after the Civil War, consisting mainly of Victorian residences for planter families from Franklin and Warren counties. Many of the structures were demolished in the 1920s, but revitalization efforts in the 1970s saved a number of the remaining structures.
Architectural note:
Many structures include decorative porch detailing.
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Historic sites