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

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, a town in eastern

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. The

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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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