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513 & 515 Worth St. Houses
The residences at 513 and 515 Worth Street are fine examples of the shotgun-style house, an architectural form unique to urban centers of the South. Shotgun houses are typically narrow and rectangular in shape, one story in height, front-gabled, and three-rooms-deep with variations on exterior details. The Worth Street homes were built prior to 1900 on one single tract of land, originally each measuring under 700 square feet. The houses underwent full renovation with an emphasis on preserving their unique historical characteristics. Now measuring closer to 1,100 square feet, these market-rate, affordable homes conveniently sit at the entrance of the historic Chavis Park and are steps away from the Chavis Greenway, North Carolina State University, the NC Museum of Art, and other highlights in the city.
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517 S. Bloodworth St.
Originally located at 409 E. Martin Street, this 2001 house was the last standing property on an abandoned lot slated for condominium building development. With demolition imminent, Monarch Property Co. advocated for the house’s preservation and relocation to nearby vacant land. In partnership with Clancy and Theys, the City of Raleigh, the Raleigh Police Department, Time Warner Cable, PSNC, Bellsouth, Duke Power, and notably Mount Olive church, the house was successfully saved from the landfill and moved five blocks. The fully restored, 1215-square-foot house now sits in its new place at 517 S. Bloodworth Street, a welcome addition to the neighborhood.
Photography courtesy of Diane McKinney
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Atwater-Perry House
The Atwater-Perry House, located at 904 E. Hargett Street and originally built around 1898 and later renovated in the mid-1940’s, sits upon land that once served as the site for the North Carolina State Fair, Confederate General Hospital No. 13, and other historical landmarks of the late nineteenth century. The property was eventually purchased in the early 1900s by William Atwater and later passed on to his daughter and her husband WIlliam Perry, a notable mail carrier and pastor. The home remained in the hands of this successful African-American family for nearly a century.
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Edwards-Watkins House
The Edwards-Watkins House, located at 318 E. South Street, is a significant part of the East Raleigh South Park Historic District. The 1904 house gets its namesake from its first occupant, Gaston A. Edwards. The first licensed African-American architect in the state of North Carolina, Edwards is well known for his design of Tyler Hall at Shaw University and his contributions as a prominent faculty member of Shaw University and the State School for the Negro Deaf, Dumb, and Blind. The house has been beautifully rehabilitated with preservation of key historical features such as the original windows, existing wood siding, and hipped front porch.
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J.J. Towler House
The historic J.J. Towler home, located at 578 E. Cabarrus Street, was originally built prior to the 1900’s. The house underwent a rigorous twelve-month rehabilitation in accordance with the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Unique architectural details such as the original front door, double-hung sash windows, attached porch with hipped roof, wood posts, and molded cornices and frieze boards have all been beautifully restored to their original state. The home is a fine addition to the streetscape of the Olde East Raleigh community.
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Mitchell House
The Mitchell House, located at 529 E. Martin Street, is a prominent addition to the Historic East Raleigh South Park National Register District. Originally built before 1900 and later renovated in the 1920's, the house served as a boarding house from 1977 to the early 2000's. At the time of purchase in 2009, the house remained vacant, boarded up, and in complete disrepair. Ten months later, the house was successfully renovated with the aid of $30,000 in state tax credits and countless hours of volunteer work by the Youth Chamber of Commerce—a program dedicated to helping local at-risk kids. The renovations were done in compliance with the National Secretary of Interior's Standards and then certified by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. The eldest living Mitchell, on her 90th birthday, made a special visit to the house. She thanked us for saving the home in which she was born and shared her fondest memories about the house.
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Transfer Co.
Transfer Co. is a proposed future site in Olde East Raleigh for a locally owned and sourced market and gathering place.
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Residential
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513 & 515 Worth St. Houses
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517 S. Bloodworth St.
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Atwater-Perry House
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Edwards-Watkins House
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J.J. Towler House
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Mitchell House
Commercial
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Transfer Co.