{"nrhp_refnum":"72001000","name":"Heck-Andrews House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"309 N. Blount St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake County","state":"NC","lat":35.80542129500003,"lon":-78.61583698899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-01-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half story Second Empire frame house at 309 North Blount Street in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, built about 1869-1870 for Mattie Heck, with plans by architect G. S. Appleget and construction by contractors Wilson and Waddell.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the first major houses built in Raleigh after the Civil War. It is said to have set the tone for the fine houses that made North Blount Street the city's most fashionable residential avenue. It is also presented as a superb example of the flamboyant Second Empire style, with a distinctive tower. It is grouped with the neighboring Andrews-Duncan and Hawkins-Hartness houses.","narrative":"Rising on North Blount Street in Raleigh, this two-and-one-half story frame house is a showpiece of the Second Empire style. Its high mansard roof, covered in imbricated tiles, is paired with a fanciful tower, and wooden ornament appears throughout, including elaborate door and window surrounds, bracketed friezes, dentil cornices and turned balustrades. Mattie Heck bought the lot in 1869 and contracted with Wilson and Waddell to build it from plans by architect G. S. Appleget. Her husband, Jonathan McGee Heck, a Virginia lawyer and Confederate officer, had built up substantial business holdings. The house was among the first major residences erected in Raleigh after the Civil War and is credited with setting the tone for the grand homes that followed along North Blount Street. Later it passed to lawyer A. B. Andrews, whose father built the neighboring Andrews-Duncan House. The house is regarded as a distinctive example of Victorian architectural exuberance.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"Architect G. S. Appleget (\"Applegate\" in the contract); contractors Wilson and Waddell","architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in fair condition and unaltered, on its original site; the form describes it as a private residence but also marks it unoccupied, and says interior access was impossible at the time.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.694899-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/89/7224/47722489/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/72001000.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001000/6a262ee1c9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001000/6a262ee1c9-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Mark Turner","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heck-Andrews-House-20080321.jpeg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Turner</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heck-Andrews-House-20080321.jpeg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722489","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heck-Andrews_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5696361"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wake-county/heck-andrews-house-72001000/"}