{"nrhp_refnum":"71000623","name":"Dodd-Hinsdale House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"330 Hillsborough St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake County","state":"NC","lat":35.779868013000055,"lon":-78.64055996199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-11-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A High Victorian brick townhouse at 330 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, believed to have been built about 1887 for William H. Dodd, a Raleigh mayor.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant mainly for its architecture rather than its history. Its effect comes from the red pressed brick, the ornamental wooden trim and the Second Empire mansard tower, with brick window surrounds as an ingenious decorative use of masonry. It survives as a Victorian landmark amid commercial development.","narrative":"Set well back from busy Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, this red brick townhouse was probably built around 1887 for William H. Dodd, a city mayor. Financial trouble led to its sale in 1889, and John W. Hinsdale, a lawyer for the Seaboard Airline Railroad system in North Carolina, bought it in 1890. It stayed in the Hinsdale family for decades. The house combines a rigidly symmetrical gabled block with a three-and-one-half story tower topped by a mansard roof, slate shingles and cast-iron balcony details. Italianate windows, Eastlake-style labels and bracketed eaves add to the mix, and angular brick window surrounds contrast with the wooden trim. Inside, a center-hall plan, inlaid marble mantels, plaster medallions and many original furnishings survive, and interior walls are solid brick. The nomination values it chiefly for architecture, noting it remains a Victorian presence despite commercial buildings on three sides and a high-rise tower to the east.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"Builder possibly Thomas Briggs, a Raleigh merchant (no proof found); built for William H. Dodd","architectural_style":"High Victorian (Second Empire tower with Italianate and Eastlake influences)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and altered, with a private residence use. It stands on a commercially encroached site, and its original interior is largely intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.86088-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/95/7224/47722495/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/71000623.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000623/58c7406ae1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000623/58c7406ae1-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Mark Turner","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dodd-Hinsdale_House-20100804.jpeg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Turner</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dodd-Hinsdale_House-20100804.jpeg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"02000946","name":"Depot Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/depot-historic-district-02000946/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722495","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodd-Hinsdale_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5287722"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wake-county/dodd-hinsdale-house-71000623/"}