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Next COA Deadline:
4:00 pm on May 18
Joel Lane House
Photo by Michael Zirkle Photography, copyright 2009 Raleigh Historic Districts Commission
Street Address:
728 West Hargett Street
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ca. 1760 Wakefield, the gambrel-roofed home of Colonel Joel Lane, has been restored to its 1790-1795 appearance by the Wake County Committee of the Colonial Dames. Colonel Lane became known as the "Father of Raleigh" after he sold a thousand acres of land to the state in 1792 to establish a permanent state capital here. Tours available.
*National Register of Historic Places
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Certificates of Appropriateness (COAs)
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