Willis M. Graves House

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.[2]

Willis M. Graves House
Location802 Oberlin Rd., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°47′40″N 78°39′41.42″W
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Builtc. 1884
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSOberlin, North Carolina MPS
NRHP reference No.02000500[1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 2002

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

See also

  • List of Registered Historic Places in North Carolina

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Sherry Joines Wyatt (November 2001). "Willis M. Graves House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.


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