Richard H. Wright II House

Contributors:

George Watts Carr, architect

Dates:

1929

Location:

Durham, Durham County

Street Address:

1429 N. Mangum St.

Status:

Standing

Type:

Residential

Images Published In:

Claudia Roberts [Brown] et al., The Durham Architectural And Historic Inventory (1982)

Note:

Located in the prestigious Duke Park suburb, the large Colonial Revival residence with a Mount Vernon-inspired portico is among the city’s grandest houses in the popular revivalist style. It won Carr a NCAIA honor award in 1930. The client (1894-1980) was a nephew and business associate of Richard H. Wright (1851-1929), the Durham tobacco and utilities magnate.