Sunnyside (Wendell, North Carolina)
Sunnyside | |
Sunnyside viewed from the northeast | |
| Location | 210 S. Selma Rd., Wendell, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°46′39″N 78°21′46″W / 35.77750°N 78.36278°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1918 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman |
| MPS | Wake County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001113[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 2001 |
Sunnyside, also known as the R.B. Whitley House, is a historic home located in Wendell, North Carolina, a town in eastern Wake County. The Craftsman house was built in 1918 by R. B. Whitley, a prominent Wendell businessman who founded the Bank of Wendell in 1907.
The brick home features car shelters on the front and side, a modern detail during the 1910s. In addition to the home, a wash house, smokehouse, garage, and four entrance pillars are located on the property. According to family tradition, Sunnyside was used as a hospital during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918.[2]
Sunnyside was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in October 2001.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ John W. Narron and J. Daniel Pezzoni (March 2001). "Sunnyside" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ "Wake County Landmarks". Capital Area Preservation, Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-05-07.