The Heck-Andrews House was finished in 1870 and was one of the first houses in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina to be constructed after the American Civil War. It is located at 309 North Blount Street. It was created by G.S.H. Appleget for Mrs. Mattie Heck, the wife of Colonel Jonathan McGee Heck. It is on the National Register of Raleigh Historic Property. The house has a dramatic central tower capped with a convex mansard roof with a balustrade. The central part of the 2+1⁄2-story, Second Empire style frame dwelling is enclosed with a concave mansard roof with patterned slate.[2]
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| Location | 309 N. Blount St., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°47′3.2496″N 78°38′11.9544″W / 35.784236000°N 78.636654000°W |
| Built | 1869–70 |
| Architect | Wilson & Waddell; Appleget, G.S. |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001000 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1972 |
The house was owned by the Heck family until 1916 and was sold to A.B. Andrews. In 1948, Andrews heir sold the house to Julia Russell. The North Carolina government bought the house in 1987 planning to refurbish the structure. The exterior refurbishment was completed, however the State sold the house to the North Carolina Association of Realtors in January 2016 who plan on using it as an office building.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b John B. Wells, III (July 1971). "Heck-Andrews House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
Sources
edit- Harris, Linda L., et al., An Architectural and Historical Inventory of Raleigh, North Carolina. Raleigh: City of Raleigh Planning Department and The Raleigh Historic Properties Commission, 1978.
External links
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Media related to Heck-Andrews House at Wikimedia Commons
- Raleigh: A Capital City: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary—Heck-Andrews House
- Raleigh Historic Development Commission page on Heck-Andrews House
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