Sunnyside (Wendell, North Carolina)

Sunnyside

Sunnyside viewed from the northeast
Location 210 S. Selma Rd., Wendell, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°46′39″N 78°21′46″W / 35.77750°N 78.36278°W / 35.77750; -78.36278Coordinates: 35°46′39″N 78°21′46″W / 35.77750°N 78.36278°W / 35.77750; -78.36278
Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built 1918
Architectural style Bungalow/Craftsman
MPS Wake County MPS
NRHP Reference # 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]

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References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 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.
  3. "Wake County Landmarks". Capital Area Preservation, Inc. Retrieved 2008-05-07.


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