Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings is a historic home located at Wake Forest,

Wake County, North Carolina Wake County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, making it North Carolina's most-populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th-fastest growing county in the U ...

. The house consists of four major sections: a -story, side-gable, single-pile main block with rear shed wing built about 1838; a two-story, side-gable, single-pile addition built about 1895 with vernacular

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-stylistic influences; a two-room side-gable kitchen / dining building dating to about 1838 that was connected to the main block and the addition by a one-story hyphen containing a modern kitchen added in 1974. Also on the property are the contributing

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(c. 1838, c. 1900) and doctor's office (c. 1862). It was listed on the

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in 2008.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Greek Revival houses in North Carolina Houses completed in 1838 Houses in Wake County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Wake County, North Carolina 1838 establishments in North Carolina {{WakeCountyNC-NRHP-stub