Joel Lane House

The Joel Lane House, also known as Wakefield, was built in 1769 and is now a restored historic home and museum in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is the oldest dwelling in Wake County and contains collections of 18th century artifacts and period furnishings.

Photo: State Library of North Carolina, Public domain.

Type: House
Description: Raleigh, North Carolina, listed on the NRHP in Wake County, North Carolina
Also known as: “Joel Lane Museum House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Raleigh Union Station and Central Prison.

Raleigh Union Station

Railway station

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Raleigh Union Station is an intermodal transit station in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Train service began the morning of July 10, 2018. Its main building serves as an Amtrak train station, while a future adjacent building will serve as the bus terminus for GoTriangle. Raleigh Union Station is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Joel Lane House.

Central Prison

Prison

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Central Prison is a prison operated by the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction in Raleigh, North Carolina. The prison, west of Downtown Raleigh, is on 29 acres of land and is bounded by a double wire fence with a razor ribbon on top. Central Prison is situated 1,300 feet west of Joel Lane House.

Hillyer Memorial Christian Church

Church

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Hillyer Memorial Christian Church is a historic church in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina located on Hillsborough Street. The church is affiliated with the Disciples of Christ. Hillyer Memorial Christian Church is situated 830 feet northeast of Joel Lane House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boylan Heights and Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens.

Boylan Heights

Neighborhood

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Boylan Heights is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city.

Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens

Neighborhood

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is a historic home and garden located at Oberlin Village in Raleigh, North Carolina. The main house is a modest 19th century turreted late Victorian period frame cottage, with a Colonial Revival style studio wing and kitchen and dining porch added in 1937.

Historic Oakwood

Neighborhood

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.

Historic Oakwood is a neighborhood in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places, that is known for its Historic Oakwood Cemetery and many Victorian and Second Empire houses.

Joel Lane House

Categories: historic house, building, and residential building
Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.77883° or 35° 46′ 44″ north

Longitude

-78.65081° or 78° 39′ 3″ west

Elevation

351 feet (107 metres)

Levels

Open location code

8773Q8HX+GM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47663100

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

Wikidata ID

Q6213673

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