Madonna Acres Historic District - North Carolina State Historic

38 Pages·2010·1.73 MB·English

NORTH CAROLINA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
OfficeofArchivesandHistory
DepartmentofCulturalResources
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Madonna Acres Historic District
Raleigh, Wake County, WA4443, Listed 9/1/2010
Nomination by M. Ruth Little
Photographs by M. Ruth Little, September 2009
806 Delany Drive
150 Summerville Circle
Delany Drive, looking northwest
Historic District Map
NPSForm10-900 OMBNo.1024-0018
(Rev.10-90)
United StatesDepartmentoftheInterior
NationalParkService
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
REGISTRATION FORM
Thisformisforuseinnominatingorrequestingdeterminationsforindividualpropertiesanddistricts. SeeinstructionsinHowtoCompletetheNational
RegisterofHistoricPlacesRegistrationForm(NationalRegisterBulletin16A).Completeeachitembymarking"x"intheappropriateboxorbyentering
theinformationrequested. Ifanyitemdoesnotapplytothepropertybeingdocumented,enter"N/A"for"notapplicable." Forfunctions,architectural
classification,materials,andareasofsignificance,enteronlycategoriesandsubcategoriesfromtheinstructions. Placeadditionalentriesandnarrative
itemsoncontinuationsheets(NPSForm10-900a). Useatypewriter,wordprocessor,orcomputer,tocompleteallitems.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
1.Nameofproperty________________________________________________________________________________
historicname_MadonnaAcresHistoricDistrict______ _________________________________
othernames/sitenumber____________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.Location_______________________________________________________________________________________
street&number_DelanyDrive,Dillon,SummervilleandTierneyCircles__________________notforpublication N/A_
cityortown__Raleigh____________________________________________________ vicinityN/A_
state__NorthCarolina_______________ code_NC_ county_Wake_________ code_183_ zipcode_27610______
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.State/Federal AgencyCertification_________________________________________________________________
AsthedesignatedauthorityundertheNationalHistoricPreservationActof1986,asamended,Iherebycertifythatthis_X__nomination
____requestfordeterminationofeligibilitymeetsthedocumentationstandardsforregisteringpropertiesintheNationalRegisterofHistoric
Placesandmeetstheproceduralandprofessionalrequirementssetforthin36CFRPart60. Inmyopinion,theproperty __X__meets
____doesnotmeettheNationalRegisterCriteria.Irecommendthatthispropertybeconsideredsignificant ___nationally___statewide
_X__locally. (___Seecontinuationsheetforadditionalcomments.)
________________________________________________ _______________________
Signatureofcertifyingofficial Date
________________________________________________________________________
StateorFederalagencyandbureau
Inmyopinion,theproperty____meets____doesnotmeettheNationalRegistercriteria.(___Seecontinuationsheetforadditional
comments.)
_______________________________________________________________________
Signatureofcommentingorotherofficial Date
________________________________________________________________________
StateorFederalagencyandbureau
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.NationalParkServiceCertification_________________________________________________________________
I,herebycertifythatthispropertyis: SignatureoftheKeeper Date ofAction
____enteredintheNationalRegister ___________________________________________________________________________
___Seecontinuationsheet.
____determinedeligibleforthe ___________________________________________________________________________
NationalRegister
___Seecontinuationsheet.
____determinednoteligibleforthe ___________________________________________________________________________
NationalRegister
____removedfromtheNationalRegister ___________________________________________________________________________
____other(explain):_________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
MadonnaAcresHistoricDistrict_________ WakeCounty,NorthCarolina______________
NameofProperty CountyandState
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5.Classification___________________________________________________________________________________
OwnershipofProperty CategoryofProperty NumberofResourceswithinProperty
(Checkasmanyboxesasapply) (Checkonlyonebox) (Donotincludepreviouslylistedresourcesinthecount)
_X private ___building(s) Contributing Noncontributing
___public-local _X_district ____36____ _5________buildings
___public-State ___site ____-0-___ _-0-________sites
___public-Federal ___structure ____-0-___ __-1-________structures
___object ____-0-___ __-2-________objects
____36___ __ 8_________Total
Nameofrelatedmultiplepropertylisting Number ofcontributingresourcespreviously
(Enter"N/A"ifpropertyisnotpartofamultiplepropertylisting.) listedintheNationalRegister
_Post-WorldWarIIandModernArchitectureinRaleigh,N.C.,1945-1965 ____N/A_____________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
6.FunctionorUse________________________________________________________________________________
HistoricFunctions
(Entercategoriesfrominstructions)
Cat: _Domestic___________________Sub:_singledwelling_______________
_Domestic___________________ _secondarystructure___________
____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
___________________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
CurrentFunctions
(Entercategoriesfrominstructions)
Cat:_Domestic__________________Sub:__singledwelling______________
__Domestic___ ______________ _secondarystructure__________
__Landscape________________ __streetfurniture/object_________
____________________________ ___________________________
____________________________ ___________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
7.Description_____________________________________________________________________________________
ArchitecturalClassification(Entercategoriesfrominstructions)
___Other:Ranch_____________________________
___Other:Contemporary ___________________
___Other:SplitLevel___________________________
Materials(Entercategoriesfrominstructions)
foundation_brick___________________________
roof _____asphalt__________________________
walls____brick_____________________________
____wood_____________________________
other ___stone_____________________________
___concreteblock_______________________
NarrativeDescription
(Describethehistoricandcurrentconditionofthepropertyononeormorecontinuationsheets.)
MadonnaAcresHistoricDistrict_________ WakeCounty,NorthCarolina______________
NameofProperty CountyandState
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
8.StatementofSignificance_________________________________________________________________________
ApplicableNationalRegisterCriteria AreasofSignificance
(Mark"x"inoneormoreboxesforthecriteriaqualifyingtheproperty (Entercategoriesfrominstructions)
forNationalRegisterlisting) _architecture______________________________
__X_A Propertyisassociatedwitheventsthathave _ethnicheritage:black_______________________
madeasignificantcontributiontothebroadpatternsof _communitydevelopment&planning____________
ourhistory. __________________________________________
__________________________________________
____B Propertyisassociatedwiththelivesof
__________________________________________
personssignificantinourpast.
__________________________________________
__X_C Propertyembodiesthedistinctive __________________________________________
characteristicsofatype,period,ormethodof
constructionorrepresentstheworkofamaster,or PeriodofSignificance
possesseshighartisticvalues,orrepresentsa __1960-1965_______________
significantanddistinguishableentitywhosecomponents __________________________
lackindividualdistinction. __________________________
____D Propertyhasyielded,orislikelytoyield
SignificantDates
informationimportantinprehistoryorhistory.
__1960____________________
__________________________
CriteriaConsiderations
__________________________
(Mark"X"inalltheboxesthatapply.)
____A ownedbyareligiousinstitutionorusedfor
SignificantPerson
religiouspurposes.
(CompleteifCriterionBismarkedabove)
____B removedfromitsoriginallocation. _N/A____________________________
____C abirthplaceoragrave.
Cultural Affiliation
____D acemetery. _N/A____________________________
________________________________
____E areconstructedbuilding,object,orstructure.
________________________________
____F acommemorativeproperty.
_X_G lessthan50yearsofageorachieved Architect/Builder
significancewithinthepast50years. _Winters,John(builder)_____________
_Miller,Jerry(architect)___
Richards,E.N.(Ed)(builder) ____
NarrativeStatementofSignificance
(Explainthesignificanceofthepropertyononeormorecontinuationsheets.)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
9.MajorBibliographicalReferences__________________________________________________________________
Bibliography
(Citethebooks,articles,andothersourcesusedinpreparingthisformononeormorecontinuationsheets.)
Previousdocumentationonfile(NPS)
___preliminarydeterminationofindividuallisting(36CFR67)hasbeenrequested.
___previouslylistedintheNationalRegister
___previouslydeterminedeligiblebytheNationalRegister
___designatedaNationalHistoricLandmark
___recordedbyHistoricAmericanBuildingsSurvey #__________
___recordedbyHistoricAmericanEngineeringRecord#__________
PrimaryLocationof AdditionalData
_X_StateHistoricPreservationOffice
___OtherStateagency
___Federalagency
___Localgovernment
___University
___Other
Nameofrepository:___________________________________
MadonnaAcresHistoricDistrict_________ WakeCounty,NorthCarolina______________
NameofProperty CountyandState
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
10.GeographicalData______________________________________________________________________________
AcreageofProperty__13 acres__________________
UTMReferences(PlaceadditionalUTMreferencesonacontinuationsheet)
ZoneEastingNorthing ZoneEastingNorthing
1 17S_ 715420 3963560 3 _17S _715620 3963250
2 17S _715520_3963600_ 4 _17S _715560 3964000
_X_Seecontinuationsheet.
VerbalBoundaryDescription
(Describetheboundariesofthepropertyonacontinuationsheet.)
BoundaryJustification
(Explainwhytheboundarieswereselectedonacontinuationsheet.)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
11.FormPreparedBy______________________________________________________________________________
name/title__M.RuthLittleandAnnaQuinnfortheRaleighHistoricDistrictsCommission_______________________
organization_LongleafHistoricResources_____________________date__March2010_________ _____
street&number__2312BedfordAvenue_______telephone__919.412.7804________________________
cityortown____Raleigh_________________________________state_N.C._zipcode_27607_____
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
12.AdditionalDocumentation_______________________________________________________________________
Submitthefollowingitemswiththecompletedform:
ContinuationSheets
Maps
AUSGSmap(7.5or15minuteseries)indicatingtheproperty'slocation.
Asketchmapforhistoricdistrictsandpropertieshavinglargeacreageornumerousresources.
Photographs
Representativeblackandwhitephotographsoftheproperty.
Additionalitems(CheckwiththeSHPOorFPOforanyadditionalitems)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
PropertyOwner __________________________________________________________________________________
(CompletethisitemattherequestoftheSHPOorFPO.)
name____________________________________________________________
street&number___________________________________telephone_________________
cityortown____________________________________state_____zipcode__________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
PaperworkReductionActStatement: ThisinformationisbeingcollectedforapplicationstotheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlacestonominate
propertiesforlistingordetermineeligibilityforlisting,tolistproperties,andtoamendexistinglistings.Responsetothisrequestisrequiredtoobtaina
benefitinaccordancewiththeNationalHistoricPreservationAct,asamended(16U.S.C.470etseq.).
EstimatedBurdenStatement: Publicreportingburdenforthisformisestimatedtoaverage18.1hoursperresponseincludingthetimeforreviewing
instructions,gatheringandmaintainingdata,andcompletingandreviewingtheform.Directcommentsregardingthisburdenestimateoranyaspectof
thisformtotheChief,AdministrativeServicesDivision,NationalParkService,P.0.Box37127,Washington,DC20013-7127;andtheOfficeof
ManagementandBudget,PaperworkReductionsProject(1024-0018),Washington,DC20503.
NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018
(8-86)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
CONTINUATION SHEET
MadonnaAcresHistoricDistrict
WakeCounty,NorthCarolina
Section 7 Page 1
Section7:Description
MadonnaAcresHistoricDistrict,athirteen-acresubdivisionlocatedineastRaleighontheeastborderofthe
St.Augustine’sCollegecampus,was plattedin1960.Thecompactplancontainsacentralnorth-southstreet
namedDelanyDrivethatextendsfromMilburnieRoadonthesouthtoGlascockStreetonthenorth.Three
shortcul-de-sacsextendtotheeast:DillonCircle,TierneyCircle,andSummervilleCircle. Thetopographyis
generallylevel,althoughlots onthewestsideofDelanyDriveslopdowntoacreekattherear.Somelotson
TierneyandSummervillecircles alsoslopetotherear.Lotsaverageone-quarteracreinsize. Thosealong
DelanyDrivearerectangular,seventytoninetyfeetwideandgenerally125feetdeep,whilethecul-de-saclots
aretrapezoidal withalargersquarefootagealthoughgenerallynotasdeep.Streets areconcrete-curbed,
guttered,andasphalt-paved,withnosidewalks. Eachhousehas its owndriveway. Thesubdivisionplat,dated
October25,1960,contains astreetoutlet onthewest sideofDelanyStreetleadingintoSt.Augustine’s
Collegecampus.Thiswasneverconstructed;insteaditwasconvertedtoalot,633DelanyDrive,andahouse
constructedonitabout1996.Allbuttwoofthefortyhouseswerebuilt fromlate1960to1965;625and633
DelanyDrivewereconstructedlater.
Theapproximatelysix-acresectionontheeastsideofDelanyDrive,southofDillonCircle, includingDudley
Dircle,wasnotdevelopeduntilthe1970sandisnotincludedinthehistoricdistrict becauseitdoesnotfall
withintheperiodofhistoricalsignificance. Avarietyofone-andtwo-storyhouseswereconstructedherefrom
the1970stothepresent.Theexceptionis620DelanyDrive,builtin1965,whichisincluded.Ateachentrance
totheneighborhood,atMilburnieRoadandGlascockStreet,isalowbrickstructurebearinga“Madonna
Acres”signerectedaround1980.Onlythenorthoneis withinthedistrictboundary,becausethehouse
adjacenttothesouthgateisnotincludedintheboundary.
Thehousesmaintainathirty-footsetbackfromthestreet.Thelargegrassyfrontlawns areedgedneatlywith
shrubsandflowers. Frontyardstendtobeopenandmaturetrees aregenerallylocatedbehindthehouses.The
districtcontainsatotaloffortyhouses:allarecontributingresourcesexceptforfour.625and633Delany
Drivewerebuiltorrebuiltafter1965.718DelanyDriveand1508DillonCirclehavelosttheirarchitectural
integrityduetomajorcharacter-alteringchanges.Mostofthehouseshavesmallprefabricatedmetalandframe
one-storystorageshedsattherearsthatwerenotlargeenoughtowarrantevaluation.Onerecently-constructed
shed,attherearof1509DillonCircle,isanoncontributingresource. Apost-1965brickoutdoorgrillatthe
rearof810DelanyDriveiscountedasanoncontributingstructure.Atotalofeighty-sevenpercentofthe
housescontributetothedistrict’sarchitecturalcharacter.
Pre-1965houses inthedistrictconsistoftwenty-fourRanches,elevenSplitLevels,oneSplit Foyer,andtwo
two-storyhouses.Allcontributinghousesareofbrick,generallywithaccentwalls ofstoneveneerorwood.
MostoftheRanchesaretheminimal,archetypaltypeexplainedinPropertyType1:Single-FamilyHouses,in
theMultiplePropertyDocumentationForm (MPDF):“PostWorld-WarIIandModernArchitecturein
Raleigh,NorthCarolina,1945-1965,”(pageF22).ThecommonRanchinMadonnaAcres isfour-bayswide,
side-gabled,withbrickwalls,asectionofwoodsiding,alivingroom picturewindow,andaone-carcarport.
FouroftheRanches,605DelanyDrive,701DelanyDrive,1505 DillonCircle,and1508TierneyCircle,are
NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018
(8-86)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
CONTINUATION SHEET
MadonnaAcresHistoricDistrict
WakeCounty,NorthCarolina
Section 7 Page 2
asymmetricalfront-gabledcontemporaryRanchesratherthanofside-gabledform.
ElevenofMadonnaAcres’s houses areSplitLevels. TheLightnerHouse,717DelanyDrive,theLewis House,
1505TierneyCircle,andtheBrownHouse,725DelanyDrive,haveanunusualfront-to-backfloorplanin
whichthelivingroom,diningroom,and kitchenoccupythefrontone-storylevel,andthedenandbedrooms
occupytwostoriesarrangedtotherear.Severalofthesehousesalsohavedramaticcontemporaryspaces.The
restoftheSplitLevelsfeaturethemorecommonside-to-sideSplitLevelplan, withaone-storymainlevel
containinglivingroom,diningroom,andkitchenatonesideandasplitlevelsidewingwithbedroomsand
denontheotherside.
Thepairoftwo-storyhousesaretheWebbHouse,1509TierneyCircle,andtheWilsonHouse,901 Delany
Drive.ThecontemporaryWebbHousefunctionslikearaisedRanch;theWilsonHouseistheonlyColonial
Revival -styledwellinginthedistrict.
MadonnaAcresHistoricDistrict houses generallyretaintheiroriginalmassingandsimple,modernfeatures.
Theymaintainahighlevelofintegrityofmaterials,workmanship,design,andsetting.Infact,theyare
unusuallyintactbecauseoftheremarkablecontinuityofownership:atleast twelvehousesarestilloccupiedby
anoriginal owner.Anumberoftheothers arenowoccupiedbyadescendantofanoriginalowner.Houses
retaintheiroriginal massingandtheirsimplemodernfeatures,includingroofshape,wallmaterials,windows,
floorplan,andcarport.Thebrickandstonesurfacesremainintheiroriginalcondition. Mostoftheexterior
woodensurfaces remaininplaceandhavenotbeencoveredwithaluminum orvinylsiding.Themostcommon
alterationistheadditionofstoneveneertooneormoreexteriorsurfaces.TheDowningHouse,713Delany
Drive,receivedastoneveneeronits righttwobaysinthe1980s.Becausestonewallaccentsareacommon
featureinthesubdivisionarchitecture,thesenewerstoneaccents alterthehouseappearance butstill allowthe
housetoremainacontributingresourceinthedistrict.
Carportsareanimportantfeatureofthehouses.Mosthouses retaintheirintegralcarportswithmetalor4 inch
by4inchwoodpostsupportsandarearstoragecloset.Someofthem retainoriginal horizontalboardprivacy
walls ordecorativeconcreteblockscreens. 1501TierneyCircleand621DelanyDrive havecarports thathave
beenenclosedasdens.1501TierneyCircle’sdenhas stoneveneer,anearlyalterationthatresemblesthe
originalstoneaccentsusedonotherhousesandthus stillcontributes tothedistrict’scharacter. 621Delany
Drive’sdenwasbuiltinanunobtrusivewaysothatthehouseisstillacontributingresource. Theonlyoriginal
garagesareattheLightnerHouse,717DelanyDrive, andtheHaynes House,620DelanyDrive.Theadditions
oftwo-cargarages to718DelanyDriveand1508DillonCirclealteredthearchitecturalcharacter totheextent
thatthesehousesarenoncontributingresources.
Thelargepicturewindowswithlowerawningsashthatopenedforventilationarealsoasignificantthematic
feature Veryfewofthesewindows havebeenreplaced—forexamplethatat1504TierneyCirclewasreplaced
inkindfollowinga1996fire.Theotherwindows,generallysmalltwo-over-twoorone-over-onewoodsash
windows,surviveintactonnearlyeveryhouse.
NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018
(8-86)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
CONTINUATION SHEET
MadonnaAcresHistoricDistrict
WakeCounty,NorthCarolina
Section 7 Page 3
Planters areasmallbutimportantfeatureofmosthouses.Manyofthehouses havebuilt-inbrickorstone
plantersalongonesideoftheentrancestooporextendingalongtheouteredgeoftheconcreteslabofthe
carport.Manyoftheseboxesarelandscapedwithflowers.Afewotherhouseshaveoriginalwoodenflower
boxeswithadistinctiveangledshapehangingbelowarowofwindows.
Althoughinteriorintegrityis notanissueinahistoricdistrict,theinteriorsofanumberofthehouseswere
documented.Thecontinuityofownershipthathaspreservedtheexteriorsfromalterationshasalso maintained
theinteriors.Floorplans,floor,wallandceilingmaterials,livingroomfireplaces,doorsandtrimareintactand
unaltered.
InventoryList:
Note:Listisarrangedalphabetically,bystreetname,eastsidefirst,thenwestside.Thecul-de-sacsare
listedinascendingaddresses.DatesofconstructionarederivedfromthecityofRaleightax data,from
interviewswithhomeowners,andfrom theCityDirectories.Insomecasesthetax dataortheinterviews
revealedanearlierdateofconstructionthanthedatewhenthehousefirstappearedinthecitydirectories.
Namesofhousesarebasedontheearliestknownowner-occupant.Housesarenotnamedfortenants.The
widthofthefaçadeiscountedbythenumberofbays,withmosthousesbeingfourbayswide.Carports arenot
countedasbays;theirpresenceisnotedseparately.
Contributing/NoncontributingStatus:Allbuildings arecategorizedasC (contributing)orNC
(noncontributing)basedonthefollowingcriteria:Contributingbuildingswereconstructedpriorto1966.They
alsoretainsufficientintegrityofdesign,setting,materials,workmanship,feeling,and associationtocontribute
tothehistoriccharacterofthedistrict.Anybuildingbuiltaftertheendoftheperiodofsignificance,in1965,is
noncontributingduetoitsage(NC-age).Buildingsbuiltbefore1966thathavelosttheirarchitecturalintegrity
becauseofsubstantialadditions and/oralterationsincompatiblewiththeirhistoriccharacterarecategorizedas
noncontributingbecauseofthesechanges(NC-alt.).Examplesofthisarecompletewindow,door,andporch
replacements;artificialsidingthatobscurestheoriginaldoor,window,wallandeavedetailing,andextensive
post-1965additions,suchasalargegarage.Artificialsidingsuchasaluminum,vinylorasbestosshinglesdoes
notautomaticallyrenderabuildingnoncontributingifitretainsitshistoricformandother original features
suchas windowsashesanda carport.
EntranceGate
NorthEndofDelanyDrive
NCobjectCa.1980
Alowredbrickentrancegatecontainingastoneplaquewiththename“MadonnaAcres”markingthenorth
entrancetothehistoricdistrict,atthesoutheastcornerofDelanyDriveandGlascockStreet.
NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018
(8-86)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
CONTINUATION SHEET
MadonnaAcresHistoricDistrict
WakeCounty,NorthCarolina
Section 7 Page 4
DELANYDRIVE EASTSIDE
LemuelandLudelleDelanyHouse
620DelanyDrive
C1965
Brickhip-roofedRanch,fivebayswide,includinganoriginalone-baygarageattherightside.Thecenterthree
bays arerecessed,formingashallowporchwithpipecolumnsandametalrailing.Theentrancewithoriginal
doorwiththreelights,andabaywindowareshelteredbytheporch.Otherwindowsare2-over-2sashin
singlesandpairs.Beneaththebaywindowis anoriginalbrickplanter.Thereisaninteriorchimney.Theporch
wallandthegaragebaywereoriginallyweatherboarded;vinylsidingnowcoversthewood.Thebaywindow
mayhavereplacedanoriginalpicturewindow.
LemuelDelany,agrandsonofBishopHenryDelany,andhis wifeLudellehadthehousebuiltbybuilderJacob
Haynesin1965.LemuelwasamorticianinNewYorkCity;Ludellewas aregisterednurseatWakeMedical
Center.CurrentownersareEstherandBrandi Delany,descendantsoftheDelanyfamilywhoownedtheland
priortodevelopmentasMadonnaAcres.[WakeCountyDB1964,29;informationfrom localhistorianEdna
RichBallentine]
GeorgeandLauraStokesHouse
708DelanyDrive
C1961
BrickandstoneRanch, fourbayswide,withbrickstoopandreplacementfrontdoorandrailings.Totheleftof
theentryaretwopairs ofhorizontal1-over-1sashwindows.Atwo-sectionpicturewindowontherightis
surroundedbyrandom-coursed,ashlarstoneveneerofcream,orangeandlightbrowncoloration,withnarrow
mortarjoints,andsitsonabrickwainscot. Asmallbrickchimneyis atthecenterofthehouse.Theonebay
carportontherightissupportedbypainted4x4posts andhasaplywoodandbattenceiling.Abrickplanter
runs thelengthoftherowofposts.A smallgabledadditionwithwidewoodsidingextendsfromthebackof
thecarport,andhas nointerioraccesstothehouse.
TheoriginalownerswerelistedasGeorgeS.Stokes,Jr.,ateacherattheGovernor MoreheadSchool,andhis
wifeLauraV.Stokes.[1965CD].
AllenandMarieJeffersHouse
712DelanyDrive
C1961
FourbaybrickRanchwithexteriorbrickendchimneyonright.Flushentryhasasmallbrickstoopwith metal
railingsandapaneleddoor. Therearetwopairedhorizontal1-over-1sashwindowsontheleftanda three-
sectionpicturewindowontheright.Allfrontwindows areobscuredbylarge clothawnings.Thesinglebay
carport has metal supportswithplywoodandbattenceiling.Asmallsidedstoragelean-toabuts therearofthe
housebythecarport.