Sunnyside, also known as the R.B. Whitley House, is a historic home located in Wendell,

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, a town in eastern

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. The Craftsman house was built in 1918 by R. B. Whitley, a prominent Wendell businessman who founded the Bank of Wendell in 1907. The brick home features car shelters on the front and side, a modern detail during the 1910s. In addition to the home, a wash house, smokehouse, garage, and four entrance pillars are located on the property. According to family tradition, Sunnyside was used as a hospital during the

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epidemic of 1918. Sunnyside was listed on the

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in October 2001.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Houses completed in 1918 Greek Revival houses in North Carolina American Craftsman architecture in North Carolina Houses in Wake County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Wake County, North Carolina {{WakeCountyNC-NRHP-stub

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