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Ian F. G. Dunn
Top 5 Raleigh Historic Landmarks
1) G. Milton Small Office Building — 105 Brooks Avenue — “Constructed in 1966, this modernist office building was designed by renowned architect G. Milton Small. With its careful proportions and exacting details, the building appears to float quietly amongst the surrounding trees.”
2) Dr. M. T. Pope House — 511 S Wilmington St — “The only remaining original residence on the 400 block of S. Wilmington St, a once thriving Black neighborhood. Originally the home of Manassa T. Pope, a prominent doctor and Raleigh citizen. The house is currently operated by the City of Raleigh as a Museum and is available for tours.”
3) Raleigh Industrial Bank/H. J. Brown Coffin House — 105 W Hargett St — “Constructed in 1907 this former funeral home and bank received a stucco covered brutalist facade in 1971, but was thoughtfully and painstakingly restored by James Goodnight and Maurer Architecture 2013.”
4) Heck-Andrews House — 309 N Blount St — “Completed in 1872 by capitalist Jonathan McGee Heck, it is arguably the matriarch of all the grand homes along North Blount Street. It sits with elegant conviction, possessing an air of readiness as if it could break free of its moorings and sail away at will. The house is currently undergoing restoration by the North Carolina Association of Realtors.”
5) Fire Station Number 4–505 Jefferson Street — “Constructed in 1924 by the Raleigh Municipal Fire Department, this small brick structure, nestled within the Glenwood-Brooklyn neighborhood, operated as a fire station until 1963. It was restored in 2015 and is now a private residence.”
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