{"nrhp_refnum":"97000195","name":"Ben-Wiley Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"331 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fuquay-Varina","county":"Wake County","state":"NC","lat":35.581108364000045,"lon":-78.79957037499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-02-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame hotel at 331 S. Main Street in Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, North Carolina, built in 1925 by local physician Dr. Wiley Cozart on a lot overlooking the Fuquay Mineral Spring.","why_significant":"It is described as the best-preserved of two remaining hotels built to serve visitors to the Fuquay Mineral Spring during its heyday from 1900 to 1930. It reflects the town's mineral spring resort era and remained a popular lodging and social venue. It was converted to apartments in 1947 and remains a local landmark.","narrative":"Overlooking the Fuquay Mineral Spring from an elevated, tree-shaded lot on Main Street in Fuquay-Varina, this two-story frame building was constructed in 1925 as a hotel by local physician Dr. Wiley Cozart. Its Craftsman character shows in widely overhanging hip roofs, exposed shaped rafter ends, cornerboards, and a metal-roofed front porch. The hotel served spring visitors and year-round residents, and was known for its food, its front porch views of the spring, and its role hosting town social events. It is believed to have been the first area hotel with indoor plumbing. The Cozart family added to the dining room and kitchen in the 1930s, and as the spring's popularity faded, Raleigh architect Owen Smith converted the building into six apartments in 1947. Original oak floors, trim, a staircase and brick fireplaces survive. It is recognized as the best-preserved of two remaining hotels built for the spring's heyday between 1900 and 1930.","period_of_significance":"1925-1947","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements/Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Converted to six apartments in 1947 and still used as multiple dwellings; original oak flooring, trim, stair and some fireplaces remain.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:48.980196-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/73/7186/47718673/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/97000195.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000195/79651fd1a9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000195/79651fd1a9-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Fvman","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ben_Wiley.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Fvman</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ben_Wiley.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"96001398","name":"Fuquay Springs Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/fuquay-springs-historic-district-96001398/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718673","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Wiley_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20164628"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wake-county/ben-wiley-hotel-97000195/"}