{"nrhp_refnum":"86000403","name":"Marshall-Harris-Richardson House","other_names":["See Also:Oakwood Historic District","Oakwood Historic District"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"116 N. Person St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake County","state":"NC","lat":35.78169219700004,"lon":-78.63431138799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-03-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Queen Anne style house built about 1900 at 607 North Blount Street, Raleigh, and moved in 1985 to 116 North Person Street, just outside the Oakwood Historic District.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the most intact high Victorian houses left in Raleigh, with varied decorative detail and an early Colonial Revival interior. It is also associated with Judge William Clinton Harris, who initiated an informal probation system later adopted statewide. Because it was moved, it is nominated primarily on architectural merit.","narrative":"This two-story frame house was built about 1900 at 607 North Blount Street in Raleigh by local laundry proprietor Joel K. Marshall. Its asymmetrical exterior shows the Queen Anne style through projecting gables, half-timbering, shingled flared areas, leaded and stained glass, and a wraparound porch with sawn brackets. Inside, the detailing is Colonial Revival, including dentil cornices, a paneled stairway and two notable mantelpieces. From 1919 to 1947 the house was home to Judge William Clinton Harris, who started an informal local probation system that the state legislature adopted in 1937. When Peace College planned to demolish the house for parking, local preservationists delayed demolition, and in 1985 it was moved to 116 North Person Street, a block of similar turn-of-the-century dwellings. It was nominated mainly for architecture, as one of the most intact high Victorian houses remaining in the city. Rehabilitation for office use was underway at the time of nomination.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Unknown; built by Joel K. Marshall","architectural_style":"Queen Anne (late Victorian) exterior with Colonial Revival interior","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Moved in 1985 and undergoing sympathetic rehabilitation for use as offices; condition listed as good.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:50.165238-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/87/7224/47722487/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/86000403.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000403/5e6e2ff1cc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000403/5e6e2ff1cc-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Mx. Granger","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marshall-Harris-Richardson_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mx. Granger</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marshall-Harris-Richardson_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"87002235","name":"Oakwood Historic District (Boundary Increase II)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/oakwood-historic-district-boundary-increase-ii-87002235/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722487","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall-Harris-Richardson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20713071"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wake-county/marshall-harris-richardson-house-86000403/"}