Dec 23, 2005
National Register of Historic Places - Dr. Nathan M. Blalock House
Statement of Significance: Elaborately detailed inside and out, the circa 1910 Dr. Nathan M. Blalock House is one of Wake County's best remaining examples of the Classical Revival style known as "Southern Colonial." The house was designed by Benson builder William Jacobs as Dr. Blalock's family dwelling and medical office. The most distinguishing feature of this large, two-story, weather boarded house is its grandiose full-height pedimented portico supported by two pairs of fluted ionic columns. The entry portico overlaps a one-story, hipped-roof porch that spans the length of the front elevation and wraps around both side elevations. The interior of the house has ten rooms arranged around a center hall plan. Each room has a unique classically-inspired mantel piece. Original furnishings, medical records, and instruments related to Dr. Blalock's practice from ca. 1910 to his death in 1946 remain in the house. Two contemporary outbuildings, a well house and a children's playhouse, are contributing resources. A low stone and cement wall is a contributing structure. Three outbuildings on the parcel are non-contributing-garage, smokehouse, and well house. The house and contemporary resources are eligible under Criterion C: Architecture. The dwelling was highly stylish for its time, especially in a rural area. The ambitious façade and house massing were a testament to the status of the owner as a locally prominent physician and gentleman farmer. The architectural significance of the Dr. Nathan M. Blalock House is established in the Multiple Property Documentation Form, "Historic and Architectural Resources of Wake County, North Carolina (ca. 1770-1941)," by Kelly Lally. Historic context for the house is presented in "Context 3: Populism to Progressivism (1885-1918)" (E.46-64). "Property Type 3B: Houses Built Between the Civil War and World War I (1865-ca. 1918)" states the Dr. Nathan Blalock House represents one of the "more ambitious dwellings [that] were designed and constructed with colossal columned porticoes and abundant classical detail" (F.134). 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 1910, the year of construction of the house.
National Register of Historic Places - Dr. Nathan M. Blalock House
Statement of Significance: Elaborately detailed inside and out, the circa 1910 Dr. Nathan M. Blalock House is one of Wake County's best remaining examples of the Classical Revival style known as "Southern Colonial." The house was designed by Benson builder William Jacobs as Dr. Blalock's family dwelling and medical office. The most distinguishing feature of this large, two-story, weather boarded house is its grandiose full-height pedimented portico supported by two pairs of fluted ionic columns. The entry portico overlaps a one-story, hipped-roof porch that spans the length of the front elevation and wraps around both side elevations. The interior of the house has ten rooms arranged around a center hall plan. Each room has a unique classically-inspired mantel piece. Original furnishings, medical records, and instruments related to Dr. Blalock's practice from ca. 1910 to his death in 1946 remain in the house. Two contemporary outbuildings, a well house and a children's playhouse, are contributing resources. A low stone and cement wall is a contributing structure. Three outbuildings on the parcel are non-contributing-garage, smokehouse, and well house. The house and contemporary resources are eligible under Criterion C: Architecture. The dwelling was highly stylish for its time, especially in a rural area. The ambitious façade and house massing were a testament to the status of the owner as a locally prominent physician and gentleman farmer. The architectural significance of the Dr. Nathan M. Blalock House is established in the Multiple Property Documentation Form, "Historic and Architectural Resources of Wake County, North Carolina (ca. 1770-1941)," by Kelly Lally. Historic context for the house is presented in "Context 3: Populism to Progressivism (1885-1918)" (E.46-64). "Property Type 3B: Houses Built Between the Civil War and World War I (1865-ca. 1918)" states the Dr. Nathan Blalock House represents one of the "more ambitious dwellings [that] were designed and constructed with colossal columned porticoes and abundant classical detail" (F.134). 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 1910, the year of construction of the house.
Dec 23, 2005
Posted Date
Aug 30, 2023
Historical Record Date
Dec 23, 2005
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
