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Willis M. Graves House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	816 Oberlin Rd., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°47′42″N 78°39′40″W / 35.7951°N 78.6612°W / 35.7951; -78.6612
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built	c. 1884
Architectural style	Queen Anne
MPS	Oberlin, North Carolina MPS
NRHP reference No.	100006810
Added to NRHP	August 16, 2021

The Willis M. Graves House, also known as the Graves-Fields House and Oakcrest, is a historic home located on Oberlin Road in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1884 in the freedmen's village of Oberlin, and is a two-story, frame Queen Anne style dwelling. It has a projecting, two-story polygonal bay capped by a very large gable; one-story wraparound porch; and a projecting, two-story square tower with a pyramidal roof. It was built by Willis M. Graves, an African-American brick mason.

It was originally listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 (#02000500). It was delisted in 2019 due to being relocated, but was relisted again in 2021.

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in North Carolina

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Sherry Joines Wyatt (November 2001). "Willis M. Graves House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
3. "Village built by former slaves fast disappearing, but not these 2 houses". The Herald-Sun. January 13, 2019. p. A1. Retrieved August 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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