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Willis M. Graves House

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Willis M. Graves House
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.It was originally listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 (#02000500). It was delisted in 2019 due to being relocated, but was relisted again in 2021.

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Willis M. Graves House
Oberlin Road, Raleigh Oberlin

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N 35.7951 ° E -78.6612 °
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Oberlin Road 806
27605 Raleigh, Oberlin
North Carolina, United States
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