Apr 05, 2006
National Register of Historic Places - Rufus J. Ivey House
Statement of Significance: In a county not known for particularly stylish residences outside of the capital city, the circa 1872 Ivey House stands out for its Italianate design and solid masonry construction. It is a relatively intact and distinctive rural example of an Italianate residence of the 1870s, exhibiting the irregular massing, steeply pitched roofline, corbelled chimney stacks, and segmentally-arched window and door openings which are hallmarks of the style. Masonry houses were a rarity in nineteenth century Wake County, with the majority of rural houses being constructed with wood frames. The Ivey House is one of only three surviving nineteenth-century brick residences in the county outside of Raleigh, the others being the Greek Revival-style South Brick House (WA 1503) in Wake Forest, and an earlier brick (later covered with stucco) one-and-a-half story house (WA 2245) near Umstead Park (Lally, MPDF, F-127; Lally, 273). The Ivey House meets Criterion C for Architecture. The architectural significance of the Ivey House is established in the Multiple Property Documentation Form, "Historic and Architectural Resources of Wake County, North Carolina (ca. 1770-1941)," by Kelly A. Lally. Historic context for the house is presented in "Context 2: Civil War, Reconstruction, and a Shift to Commercial Agriculture (1861-1885)" (Lally, MPDF, E-30-46). "Property Type 3B: Houses Built Between the Civil War and World War I (1865-ca. 1918)" (Lally, MPDF, F-133) identifies the Ivey House as one of only a few post-Civil War Italianate-style houses remaining in Wake County, and singles it out for its rare masonry construction. The dwelling displays a high degree of integrity from the period of significance as required by the registration requirements for Wake County houses stipulated on pages F - 141-142. The period of significance is circa 1872, the date of construction of the house.
National Register of Historic Places - Rufus J. Ivey House
Statement of Significance: In a county not known for particularly stylish residences outside of the capital city, the circa 1872 Ivey House stands out for its Italianate design and solid masonry construction. It is a relatively intact and distinctive rural example of an Italianate residence of the 1870s, exhibiting the irregular massing, steeply pitched roofline, corbelled chimney stacks, and segmentally-arched window and door openings which are hallmarks of the style. Masonry houses were a rarity in nineteenth century Wake County, with the majority of rural houses being constructed with wood frames. The Ivey House is one of only three surviving nineteenth-century brick residences in the county outside of Raleigh, the others being the Greek Revival-style South Brick House (WA 1503) in Wake Forest, and an earlier brick (later covered with stucco) one-and-a-half story house (WA 2245) near Umstead Park (Lally, MPDF, F-127; Lally, 273). The Ivey House meets Criterion C for Architecture. The architectural significance of the Ivey House is established in the Multiple Property Documentation Form, "Historic and Architectural Resources of Wake County, North Carolina (ca. 1770-1941)," by Kelly A. Lally. Historic context for the house is presented in "Context 2: Civil War, Reconstruction, and a Shift to Commercial Agriculture (1861-1885)" (Lally, MPDF, E-30-46). "Property Type 3B: Houses Built Between the Civil War and World War I (1865-ca. 1918)" (Lally, MPDF, F-133) identifies the Ivey House as one of only a few post-Civil War Italianate-style houses remaining in Wake County, and singles it out for its rare masonry construction. The dwelling displays a high degree of integrity from the period of significance as required by the registration requirements for Wake County houses stipulated on pages F - 141-142. The period of significance is circa 1872, the date of construction of the house.
Apr 05, 2006
Posted Date
Aug 31, 2023
Historical Record Date
Apr 05, 2006
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
