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Nathaniel "Crabtree" Jones Jr. House
This Federal-style plantation house features molded weatherboards, modillion cornice, Flemish bond chimneys and six-panel doors. Nathaniel Jones, an early Wake County settler, built the dwelling. It is one of the oldest structures that remains standing within the Raleigh city limits.
The building's original wooded site at 3017 Wake Forest Rd became an 18th-century island surrounded by late 20th- and early 21st-century commercial and industrial development. Today, the building has been saved from demolition by relocating 500 ft away to a new lot within a later subdivision. It continues to serve as a private residence.
Date: ca. 1795
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