Ray Wiseman House is a historic home located at Altamont,

Avery County, North Carolina Avery County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,806. The county seat is Newland. The county seat was initially established in Elk Park when the county was first formed, but wa ...

. It was built in 1941, and is a one-story, Arts-and-Crafts

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-reflecting the

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influence. It is considered one of the best examples of Arts and Crafts architecture in the region. The home is a good example of an upper-middle-class home of the 1940s. The interior includes well crafted chestnut woodwork and red oak floors. The floor plan includes two large bedroom suites with a private sunroom for one and a large attic/loft space with enclosed stairway. The sun room still features rare 1940's original wall paper. The original plumbing fixtures stamped (1941) can still be found in the original main bathroom off the center hall and a modern second bathroom has been added to the master bedroom. It is constructed of native river rock and is approximately 1,400 square feet. It sits on 1.5 acres of land carved out of hills to form the original roadbed for the highway in front of the property. It was listed on the

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in 1996.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Houses completed in 1941 Houses in Avery County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Avery County, North Carolina {{AveryCountyNC-NRHP-stub