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Alpheus Jones House

Coordinates: 35°51′50″N 78°32′50″W / 35.86389°N 78.54722°W / 35.86389; -78.54722
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Alpheus Jones House
Alpheus Jones House is located in North Carolina
Alpheus Jones House
Alpheus Jones House is located in the United States
Alpheus Jones House
LocationNortheast of Raleigh on US 401, near Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°51′50″N 78°32′50″W / 35.86389°N 78.54722°W / 35.86389; -78.54722
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1847 (1847)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.75001295[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1975

Alpheus Jones House, also known as Seth Jones 1847 Restaurant, is a historic home located near Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built in 1847, and is a two-story, rectangular, vernacular Greek Revival-style frame dwelling with a hipped roof. It is sheathed in weatherboard, sits on an ashlar foundation, and has a rear extension and kitchen wing. The front facade features a reconstructed two-story double Doric order portico. The house was restored in 1968, and renovated to house a restaurant.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Robert Topkins and Mary Alice Hinson (June 1975). "Alpheus Jones House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.