Gray-Fish-Richardson House

This two-and-a-half-story frame dwelling is an excellent example of a middle-class home of the late nineteenth century, and it is one of the few houses on Blount Street that remains on its original site. Although it features the Eastlake and Neo-Greco styles of decoration that were popular in the late Victorian period, the actual execution of the detailing is somewhat unusual in Raleigh.

Date: 1881; before 1903

Images

Gray-Fish-Richardson House, 2010
Gray-Fish-Richardson House, 2010 Image courtesy of J. Schwaller, Capital City Camera Club.
Gray-Fish-Richardson House, 2010
Gray-Fish-Richardson House, 2010 Image courtesy of D. Cicone, Capital City Camera Club.
Gray-Fish-Richardson House, 1980s
Gray-Fish-Richardson House, 1980s Image by Michael Zirkle Photography, copyright Raleigh Historic Development Commission.
Gray-Fish-Richardson House, 1994
Gray-Fish-Richardson House, 1994 Image courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives.
Gray-Fish-Richardson House, 1976
Gray-Fish-Richardson House, 1976 Image courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives.
Gray-Fish-Richardson House, date unknown
Gray-Fish-Richardson House, date unknown Image courtesy of Preservation North Carolina, "Gray-Fish-Richardson House," Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides), Built Heritage of North Carolina: Historic Architecture in the Old North State, North Carolina State University, Libraries, Special Collections Research Center.

Location

530 North Blount Street

Metadata

RHDC, “Gray-Fish-Richardson House,” Raleigh Historic, accessed May 13, 2024, https://raleighhistoric.org/items/show/63.