Norburn Terrace

Norburn Terrace
Location 216 Lafayette St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°47′38″N 78°37′47″W / 35.79389°N 78.62972°W / 35.79389; -78.62972Coordinates: 35°47′38″N 78°37′47″W / 35.79389°N 78.62972°W / 35.79389; -78.62972
Area 1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built 1898 (1898)
Architect Bauer, A.G.
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 80002902[1]
Added to NRHP February 1, 1980

Norburn Terrace is a historic home located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1898, and is a two-story, three bay, "T"-shaped, Late Victorian style brick dwelling. It features an octagonal tower with a spire roof and decorative porch with a spindle frieze and turned balusters. It was the home of Herbert E. Norris, a prominent Wake County attorney and politician.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Helen P. Ross (August 1992). "Norburn Terrace" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.


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