Wills Forest Plantation House

Contributors:

Albert and Osborne, brickmasons and plasterers; Dabney Cosby, brick contractor; Thomas A. Waitt, architect and builder

Variant Name(s):

Devereux House

Dates:

1840-1841

Location:

Raleigh, Wake County

Street Address:

Wills Forest St., Raleigh, NC

Status:

No longer standing

Type:

Residential

Images Published In:

Elizabeth C. Waugh, North Carolina’s Capital, Raleigh (1967).

Note:

A rare example of a temple-form residence constructed in brick and featuring an Ionic columned portico, it was razed about 1900. Also known as the Devereux House.