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Merrimon-Wynne House

Coordinates: 35°47′11″N 78°38′09″W / 35.78639°N 78.63583°W / 35.78639; -78.63583
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Merrimon-Wynne House
Merrimon-Wynne House, December 2014
Merrimon-Wynne House is located in North Carolina
Merrimon-Wynne House
Merrimon-Wynne House is located in the United States
Merrimon-Wynne House
Location500 N. Blount St.,
Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°47′11″N 78°38′09″W / 35.78639°N 78.63583°W / 35.78639; -78.63583
Area0.25 acres (0.10 ha)
Builtc. 1875
Architectural styleItalianate, Stick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.14000523[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 2014
Merrimon House
Location526 N. Wilmington St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°47′13″N 78°38′14″W / 35.78694°N 78.63722°W / 35.78694; -78.63722 (Merrimon House)
NRHP reference No.75001296[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1975
Removed from NRHPAugust 23, 2008

Merrimon-Wynne House, also known as the Merrimon House and Wynne Hall, is a historic home located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1875, and is a two-story, four-bay, Italianate style frame dwelling with a cross-gabled roof and somewhat irregular massing. It is sheathed in weatherboard and features a Stick Style / Eastlake movement front porch with abundant ornamentation. The house was remodeled and complementary bay windows added about 1910. The house was built by Senator Augustus Summerfield Merrimon (1830-1892).[3]

The property was previously listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 as the Merrimon House, when it stood at 526 North Wilmington Street.[4] It was delisted in 2008, after it was relocated.[5][2] It was relisted on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014 at its new location.[1]


History

Augustus Summerfield Merrimon built The Merrimon-Wynne House in 1876 to serve as his private residence on N. Wilmington street in Raleigh. The Merrimon estate sold the home to A.F and Lula B. Page, who would later sell the house to Peace College. It served as the "Wynne Hall" dormitory until 1934. The North Carolina Division of Archives and History successfully nominated the house to the National Register of Historic Places in September 1975.

In the early 1970's, the house was acquired by the state and converted into office space.


2000's- Now

In 2008, the Blount Street Commons development group purchased the home. The developers moved it to its current site at the corner of Blount and Polk streets in downtown Raleigh. This site also served as the birthplace of Dr. Jane McKimmon, a leader in home demonstration and adult education in North Carolina.

In 2013, the house was purchased by Heyens Hospitality and renovated into a wedding and special event venue, and is used as such to this day.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/25/14 through 8/30/14. National Park Service. 2014-09-05.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Cynthia de Miranda & Jennifer Martin Mitchell (September 2013). "Merrimon-Wynne House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  4. ^ John Baxton Flowers, III & Mary Alice Hinson (July 1975). "Merrimon House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  5. ^ "Moving along". The News and Observer. August 24, 2008. p. B1. Retrieved August 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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