National Register of Historic Places
South Brick House
Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina
The record
- Listed
- May 27, 2014
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 112 E. South Ave., Wake Forest
- County
- Wake
- State
- North Carolina
- Contributing resources
- 4 buildings
- Coordinates
- 35.97863, -78.51178
- Reference number
- 14000265
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The story
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South Brick House is a brick dwelling at 112 E. South Ave. in Wake Forest, built about 1838 in the Greek Revival style. It is attributed to architect and builder John Berry.
Why it's listed
It was listed in the National Register in 2014 under criteria A and C, with local significance in architecture and education. Its period of significance is 1838 to 1855, from the dwellings' completion to the school's sale of the property. The house served as faculty housing for the Wake Forest Institute throughout that period. The nomination reportedly draws its trim from Asher Benjamin's 1830 house-carpentry guide.
Physical character
The two-story brick house has Flemish-bond brickwork and a standing-seam metal roof. About 1890 it gained a Queen Anne stair and rear ell with porch, about 1940 its porches were enclosed, and about 1960 a new pedimented portico replaced the original. A 2007-2008 rehabilitation added a second story, altered the rear addition, and rebuilt the back porch.
Historical context
By 1835 Berry had an enslaved workforce making bricks, and in 1836 contracted to build two houses, with payments made in 1838. Dr. Edgar and Minta Folk bought the property in 1949, and James D. and Alexis N. Cooke bought it in 2007.