{"nrhp_refnum":"03000966","name":"Young, Dr. Lawrence Branch, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"119 W. Young St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rolesville","county":"Wake County","state":"NC","lat":35.92788874400003,"lon":-78.45752582399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-09-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, frame house at 119 West Young Street in the small town of Rolesville, Wake County, North Carolina, built around 1903 for physician Dr. Lawrence Branch Young. It has a hip-and-gable roof, a wraparound porch with Ionic columns, and an asymmetrical plan.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is the only transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival style house in Rolesville and one of the few in rural Wake County. It combines asymmetrical Queen Anne massing and bay windows with classical porch columns, pedimented gables and restrained detailing. The house is also linked to the town's principal physician and the Young family's long presence in Rolesville.","narrative":"Built around 1903 in Rolesville, Wake County, this two-story frame house combines Queen Anne massing with Colonial Revival detailing. Its asymmetrical form, side bay window and wraparound porch with Ionic columns reflect the first style, while pedimented gables and classical mantels reflect the second. It was built for Dr. Lawrence Branch Young, the town's principal physician, who practised in Rolesville for much of his life and died there in 1931. The house has a center hall plan, beadboard wainscoting, quarter-sawn oak mantels with ceramic tile surrounds, and a surviving servants' room off the back porch. Its outbuildings include a contributing shed dating to about 1903. The nomination regards it as the only house in Rolesville that blends these two styles and one of the best examples of the transitional style in northern Wake County. Its restrained detailing is compared with the nearby Caldwell House and the Sears House in Apex.","period_of_significance":"Ca. 1903","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne; Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Excellent condition; the current owners have restored the interior and exterior; kitchen renovated mid-twentieth century and recently updated.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.908173-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/71/7185/47718571/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/03000966.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718571","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Lawrence_Branch_Young_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5304249"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wake-county/young-dr-lawrence-branch-house-03000966/"}