{"nrhp_refnum":"05001449","name":"Blalock, Dr. Nathan M., House","other_names":["Wa 1172"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6741 Rock Service Station Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake County","state":"NC","lat":35.59520892900008,"lon":-78.64655058599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-12-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A circa 1910 two-story Classical Revival house on a one-acre parcel on SR 2736 in southeast Wake County, North Carolina, near the Johnston County line. It was built as the family dwelling and medical office of Dr. Nathan M. Blalock.","why_significant":"The house is regarded as one of Wake County's best remaining examples of the Classical Revival style, known as \"Southern Colonial,\" with a full-height pedimented portico and fluted Ionic columns. It is significant for its architecture and its well-preserved interior, including furnishings and medical materials from Dr. Blalock's practice. The nomination argues that its high integrity and design make it comparable to other early Classical Revival houses in rural southern Wake County.","narrative":"Built around 1910 as a two-story, double-pile house near Willow Springs in southeast Wake County, the Blalock House was designed by Benson builder William Jacobs for Dr. Nathan M. Blalock, a physician and farmer. Its full-height pedimented portico with two pairs of fluted Ionic columns, set within a one-story porch wrapping both sides, makes it one of the county's most elaborate Classical Revival dwellings. Inside, a center hall plan of ten rooms holds a unique classical mantel in each room, custom tile work, and original pine floors. Dr. Blalock practiced medicine from two front rooms from about 1910 until his death in 1946, and the office still holds his instruments, ledgers, and bottles of his skin ointment. The house is valued for its style, its rarity in a rural setting, and its high degree of original integrity.","period_of_significance":"circa 1910","architect_builder":"William Jacobs, builder","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The house is in use as a residence; the 1994 renovation updated the kitchen, baths, and windows.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:40.96318-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/27/7185/47718527/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/05001449.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718527","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Nathan_M._Blalock_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20065141"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wake-county/blalock-dr-nathan-m-house-05001449/"}