Jolly-Broughton House | |
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General information | |
Type | private residence |
Location | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
Completed | 1929 |
Owner | Janie R. Jolly J. Melville Broughton Alice Willson Broughton |
The Jolly-Broughton House is a historic Georgian Revival-style house in Raleigh, North Carolina. The house, completed in 1929, was the home of North Carolina Governor J. Melville Broughton and First Lady Alice Willson Broughton.
The Jolly-Broughton House is located at 929 Holt Drive in the Hayes Barton Historic District in Raleigh, North Carolina. Construction began in 1928 and was completed in 1929. [1] It was designed by architects Charles Atwood, Arthur C. Nash and built by Howard E. Satterfield. [2] The home was originally built for Janie R. Jolly, the widow of Frank Jolly, owner of Jolly's Jewelers. [2] [3] J. Melville Broughton, who served as Governor of North Carolina and as a U.S. Senator, later purchased the house. [3] He and his wife, Alice Willson Broughton lived in the house before and after his term as governor (1941-1945), when they lived in the North Carolina Executive Mansion. [2] [3] In 1980 Mrs. Broughton suffered a fatal heart attack in the house. [4]
The Jolly-Broughton House has three colonnaded porches, five bays, two gable end brick chimneys, and brick soldier arches with cast stone keystones. [2]
The house is included in the Hayes Barton Historic District and was included in the district's nomination for the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [2] [3]