Built c. 1884 Opened 1875 Added to NRHP 16 May 2002 | NRHP Reference # 02000500 Area 1,600 m² | |
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MPS Oberlin, North Carolina MPS Similar Big Yellow Mountain, Scientist First Church of, Mount Mitchell, James Mangum House, Mast General Store | ||
The Willis M. Graves House, also known as the Graves-Fields House and Oakcrest, is a historic home located on Oberlin Road in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1884 in the freedmen's village of Oberlin, and is a two-story, frame Queen Anne style dwelling. It has a projecting, two-story polygonal bay capped by a very large gable; one-story wraparound porch; and a projecting, two-story square tower with a pyramidal roof. It was built by Willis M. Graves, an African-American brick mason.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
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