Dr. Calvin Jones House
Dr. Calvin Jones House is located in North Carolina
Dr. Calvin Jones House
Dr. Calvin Jones House is located in the United States
Dr. Calvin Jones House
Location414 N. Main St, Wake Forest, North Carolina
Coordinates35°59′3″N 78°30′27″W / 35.98417°N 78.50750°W / 35.98417; -78.50750
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1820 (1820)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.16000880[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 2016

Dr. Calvin Jones House, is a historic plantation home located in Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built around 1820, and is a two-story, two-bay deep, three-bay wide, frame house covered with breaded weatherboard. The house was originally owned by Dr. Calvin Jones who was a physician and the mayor (then called Intendant of Police) of Raleigh, North Carolina.[2] The house has been moved three times. The house was first moved around 1835 approximately 50 yards west. The second move around 1842 moved the house approximately 100 yards west. The third move was in 1956 after it was threatened to be demolished to make room for a new cafeteria. The third move was funded by Wake Forest College and moved it to the current 4.5-acre lot.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jones, Dr. Calvin, House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "The 245th Birthday of Calvin Jones!". Wake Forest Historical Museum. April 2, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Jennifer Smart; Michelle Michael (December 2016). "Dr. Calvin Jones House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 26, 2021.


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