Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings

Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings is a historic home located at Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. The house consists of four major sections: a 1 1/2-story, side-gable, single-pile main block with rear shed wing built about 1838; a two-story, side-gable, single-pile addition built about 1895 with vernacular Greek Revival-stylistic influences; a two-room side-gable kitchen / dining building dating to about 1838 that was connected to the main block and the addition by a one-story hyphen containing a modern kitchen added in 1974. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse (c. 1838, c. 1900) and doctor's office (c. 1862).[2]

Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings
Purefoy-Chappell House, September 2013
Location1255 S. Main St., Wake Forest, North Carolina
Coordinates35°57′43″N 78°31′5″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1838 (1838), c. 1862, c. 1895
Architectural styleGreek Revival, one-room house
MPSWake County MPS
NRHP reference No.08001016[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 22, 2008

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Nancy Van Dolsen (January 2008). "Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.


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