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Lewis-Smith House

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Lewis Smith House
Lewis Smith House

Lewis-Smith House is a historic home located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA It was built between 1854 and 1856, and is a two-story, three-bay, Greek Revival-style frame dwelling with a low hipped roof and Italianate-style brackets. It features a two-tier pedimented entrance portico, with paired Doric order columns at the first level and well-detailed Ionic order ones at the second. Two-story, demi-octagonal projecting bays were added to the sides in the early-20th century.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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Lewis-Smith House
North Blount Street, Raleigh Seaboard Station

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North Blount Street
27604 Raleigh, Seaboard Station
North Carolina, United States
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