Tucker Carriage House

This rare surviving carriage house, which escaped the 1968 demolition of the Tucker Mansion, has unusually detailed features for an outbuilding. The patterned shingle walls and multi-colored slate roof are typical of the Queen Anne style. The building also survived a second demolition threat, rescued through a joint effort by the City of Raleigh and Arts Together.

Date: Late 19th Century

Images

Tucker Carriage House, 2010
Tucker Carriage House, 2010 Image courtesy of D. Cicone, Capital City Camera Club.
Tucker Carriage House, 2010
Tucker Carriage House, 2010 Image courtesy of J. Schwaller, Capital City Camera Club.
Tucker Carriage House, 1974
Tucker Carriage House, 1974 Image courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives.
Tucker Carriage House, late 1970s
Tucker Carriage House, late 1970s Image courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives.
Tucker Carriage House, late 1970s
Tucker Carriage House, late 1970s Image courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives.
Tucker Carriage House, 1986
Tucker Carriage House, 1986 Image courtesy of Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection. View, Tucker Carriage House, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides). Preservation North Carolina. July 31, 2014. http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/bh0179pnc007. NCSU Libraries’ Digital Collections: Rare and Unique Materials.
Tucker Carriage House
Tucker Carriage House Image courtesy of Preservation North Carolina.
Tucker Carriage House
Tucker Carriage House Image courtesy of Preservation North Carolina.
Tucker Carriage House
Tucker Carriage House Image courtesy of Preservation North Carolina.
Tucker Carriage House, 1895
Tucker Carriage House, 1895 First floor plan. Image courtesy of Historic Architecture Research. First floor plan, Tucker Carriage House, Raleigh, North Carolina. Project Records (UA110.041). Special Collections Research Center at NCSU Libraries. July 29, 2014. http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/bh017903102. NCSU Libraries’ Digital Collections: Rare and Unique Materials.
Tucker Carriage House, 1895
Tucker Carriage House, 1895 Loft plan. Image courtesy of Historic Architecture Research. Loft plan, Tucker Carriage House, Raleigh, North Carolina. Project Records (UA110.041). Special Collections Research Center at NCSU Libraries. July 29, 2014. http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/bh017904103. NCSU Libraries’ Digital Collections: Rare and Unique Materials.
Tucker Carriage House, 1978
Tucker Carriage House, 1978 Image courtesy of Preservation North Carolina.

Location

116 Saint Mary's Street

Metadata

RHDC, “Tucker Carriage House,” Raleigh Historic, accessed May 13, 2024, https://raleighhistoric.org/items/show/53.