Sep 11, 2003
National Register of Historic Places - Dr. Thomas H. Avera House
Statement of Significance: The Dr. Thomas H. Avera House meets Criterion C for architecture due to its local architectural significance as a representative and rare rural Wake County house designed in the Italianate style with Gothic Revival influences. Dr. Thomas H. Avera built the house around 1874. The two-story, T-shaped frame house with its Gothic-inspired steep gable roofs and decorative gable trusses is balanced by its high-style Italianate porch and interior finishes. The context for the Dr. Thomas H. Avera House is outlined in "Historic and Architectural Resources of Wake County, North Carolina, ca. 1770-1941" under Context 2, "Civil War, Reconstruction, and a Shift to Commercial Agriculture, 1861-1885" on pages E30- 46. The Dr. Thomas H. Avera House is described as Property Type 3B, "Houses Built Between the Civil War and World War I, 1865-1918" on pages F131-137, and meets the registration requirements for the property type as described on page F141-142.
National Register of Historic Places - Dr. Thomas H. Avera House
Statement of Significance: The Dr. Thomas H. Avera House meets Criterion C for architecture due to its local architectural significance as a representative and rare rural Wake County house designed in the Italianate style with Gothic Revival influences. Dr. Thomas H. Avera built the house around 1874. The two-story, T-shaped frame house with its Gothic-inspired steep gable roofs and decorative gable trusses is balanced by its high-style Italianate porch and interior finishes. The context for the Dr. Thomas H. Avera House is outlined in "Historic and Architectural Resources of Wake County, North Carolina, ca. 1770-1941" under Context 2, "Civil War, Reconstruction, and a Shift to Commercial Agriculture, 1861-1885" on pages E30- 46. The Dr. Thomas H. Avera House is described as Property Type 3B, "Houses Built Between the Civil War and World War I, 1865-1918" on pages F131-137, and meets the registration requirements for the property type as described on page F141-142.
Sep 11, 2003
Posted Date
Aug 29, 2023
Historical Record Date
Sep 11, 2003
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
