Wendell Boulevard Historic District

Along Wendell Boulevard and the streets that meet it in the small tobacco town of Wendell, a cluster of fifty-nine primary resources built between about 1890 and 1958 forms a residential district of uniform setbacks, generous front yards and mature oaks. The houses reflect the prosperity of Wendell's tobacco economy, which grew after the Granville Wilt drove farm families into eastern Wake County around 1900 and after the town's incorporation in 1903. Residents included warehouse owners, brokers, bankers and others whose livelihoods depended on the crop, and the district was their preferred neighborhood. Its houses range from modest one-story cottages to large dwellings, including the Mallie Asa Griffin House, a Queen Anne residence with a double-height wraparound porch, and the Mallie Curtis Todd House, described as the county's only example of the aeroplane bungalow. The district is regarded as locally significant for its collection of Wake County house types and styles.