{"nrhp_refnum":"90001030","name":"Wyatt, Leonidas R., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"107 S Bloodworth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake County","state":"NC","lat":35.778778948000024,"lon":-78.63284913399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story weatherboarded frame Italianate house built in 1881-1882 for Leonidas R. Wyatt in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was moved in June 1988 from West Jones Street to 107 South Bloodworth Street.","why_significant":"The house is significant under Criterion C as one of the few well-preserved Italianate dwellings left in Raleigh and one of the few surviving works of master builder Thomas Briggs. It is noted for its ornate Victorian interior, including plaster crown moldings and ceiling medallions, and is described as probably Raleigh's finest surviving middle-class house of the 1880s. Criteria Consideration B applies because it was moved to save it from demolition to a similar Victorian setting.","narrative":"Built in 1881-1882 for Raleigh saddle and harness merchant Leonidas R. Wyatt, this two-story frame Italianate house was constructed by master builder Thomas Briggs at a cost of $4,790. Wyatt paid extra for a slate roof and slate mantels. Its plain exterior contrasts with an elaborate interior featuring plaster crown moldings, ceiling medallions and marbleized slate mantels. Described as barely half the size of grander Victorian neighbors, it is considered Raleigh's finest remaining middle-class dwelling of the 1880s and one of few surviving Briggs works. The Wyatt family owned it until 1986. After the state scheduled it for demolition, the City of Raleigh moved it in June 1988 to South Bloodworth Street, a Victorian residential block similar to its original surroundings. Protective covenants were granted to a local preservation group, and the house stands empty, awaiting a buyer who will rehabilitate it.","period_of_significance":"1881-1882","architect_builder":"Briggs, Thomas","architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Empty but structurally sound and cosmetically deteriorated; secured with plywood, and the City is marketing it for sale and rehabilitation under protective covenants.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:50.173344-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/73/7224/47722473/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/90001030.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001030/912424dd91-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001030/912424dd91-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Mx. Granger","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leonidas_R._Wyatt_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:Leonidas_R._Wyatt_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/47722473","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonidas_R._Wyatt_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21016366"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wake-county/wyatt-leonidas-r-house-90001030/"}