Leonidas L. Polk House is a historic home located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1891, and is a two-story, two bay by five bay, Late Victorian Shingle Style frame dwelling with a one-story frame wing. It features a corner turret and a front sawnwork porch with star-shaped ornament. The house was moved to the rear of 612 N. Blount Street in the mid-1960s. It was the home of Leonidas L. Polk (1837-1892), an American farmer, journalist and political figure.[2]
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| Location | 612 N. Blount St., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°47′13.75″N 78°38′11″W / 35.7871528°N 78.63639°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1891 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001012[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1977 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ John Baxton Flowers, III; Ruth Little-Stokes (n.d.). "Leonidas L. Polk House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
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