Dodd-Hinsdale House
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| Location | 330 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°46′51.30″N 78°38′41.4″W / 35.7809167°N 78.644833°W |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architect | Briggs, Thomas |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000623 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1971 |
The Dodd-Hinsdale House was built in 1879 for the family of the Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, city mayor. It was constructed in the Italianate style, with some Second Empire embellishments.[2]
The Dodd-Hinsdale House was fabricated in 1879[3] in Raleigh, North Carolina, for city mayor, William H. Dodd. It is a brick house with bracketed eaves, narrow Segmental arch windows, porches, and carved millwork—which are all characteristic of the Italianate style. The shallow gable roof is also an Italianate feature, but the tower with concave mansard roof and ornate dormers is distinctly "Second Empire" in style. Despite the mix of features, Virginia and Lee McAlester[who?] classified the house as Italianate with an uncommon mansard roof.[4] The design is very similar to an 1875 wood house at 304 Oakwood Avenue which was constructed by the same builder.[5] The structure is a surviving example of the luxurious and prestigious houses built on Hillsborough Street in the late 19th century, many of which have since been replaced by modern commercial buildings.
