2935 John Adams Rd
Willow Spring, NC, USA

National Register of Historic Places -Frank and Mary Smith House

Statement of Significance:

The Frank and Mary Smith House is eligible for the National Register under Criterion C for architecture as an intact example of the two-story, three-bay, single-pile, triple-A-roofed, frame, center-hall plan house that epitomizes the popularity of the I-house in late nineteenth-century Wake County. The Smith House is distinctive due to the rear wings, which create a double-pile plan on the first floor, and the stylish finishes used throughout the building. Frank and Mary Smith built the house around 1880 on land given to them by Mary's family and lived on the property until Frank's death in 1921. The context for this property is outlined in Context 2, "Civil War, Reconstruction, and a Shift to Commercial Agriculture, 1861-1885," in "Historic and Architectural Resources of Wake County, North Carolina, ca. 1770-1941." The Smith House falls under Property Type 3B, "Houses Built Between the Civil War and World War I, 1865-1918." The period of significance for the Frank and Mary Smith House is circa 1880, the construction date of the house.