Corm 10-900 OMB No. 10024-0018 g90) 11n"",,,,,,,"""""""''''II't of the Interior ..11 Park Service This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. historic name ~-"a",-d""-,",uu..rnl..L-.......H....,.o",-u"",-,,",s,-,,e~ _______________________________ other names/site number __________________________________ street & number_~3~OL5~6~G~r~a~n~~~i~1~lwe~~D~r_J~·~v~e~ ______________~N4/~A~ not ~r publication city or town __R_a_l_e_i~g"'__h ________________________ N_'/_'A_ ~ vicinity state North Carol ina code ~ county _-LW..l...Ja~k...,.e~ ______ code JJ3l zip code 2 7 609 As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this lXl nomination ~ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property o meets ~ does not meet the National Reg' ter criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant ~ nati nail statewide . (~ S e continuation sheet for additional comments.) State of Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property ~ meets ~ does not meet the National Register criteria. (~ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying officialrritle Date State or Federal agency and bureau I hereby certify that the property is: Signature of the Keeper ~ entered in the National Register. ~ See continuation sheet. ~ determined eligible for the National Register ~ See continuation sheet. ~ determined not eligible for the National Register. ~ removed from the National Register. o other, (explain:) ______ Wake County, North Carolina Name of Property County and State Category of iI.l'lI'of'"no."u Number of Resources within 1J1I'of'\no.rnt (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one (Do not include previously listed resources count.) @ private 5a building(s) Contributing Noncontributing o public-local o district _-=.1______________ buildings o public-State o site o public-Federal o structure _________________ sites o object _________________ structures _________________ objects _____1 ______________ Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) in the National Register o Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC/single dwelling DOMESTIC/single dwelling Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) MODERN MOVEMENT foundation -,B",,-,R~I-,=C~K~ _____________ OTHER: Wrightian walls BRICK GLASS roof £,ibergl8;ss other WOOD plywOQd Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Fadum House Wake County, North Carolina Name of Property County and State Applicable National Register Criteria 'Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing.) ARCHITECTURE o A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. o B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. £l C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack Period of Significance individual distinction. 1949 o D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations Significant Dates (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) ]949 Property is: o A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. Significant Person o B removed from its original location. (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) N/A DCa birthplace or grave. Cultural Affiliation o D a cemetery. N/A o E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. o F a commemorative property. XJ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance Architect/Builder within the past 50 years. Fitzgibbon, James w., architect Walser, Frank A., builder Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Bibilography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: o preliminary determination of individual listing (36 :0 State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested o Other State agency o previously listed in the National Register o Federal agency o previously determined eligible by the National o Local government Register o University o designated a National Historic Landmark o Other o recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: #_------------- o recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # _____________ Fadum House Wake County, North Carolina Name of Property county and State Acreage of Property _.......=:4..... 3~2--'a...w.....c..J.r-'e~sL-- ______ UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) I lOU lluJ 17111 lkOt 1r01 13 191616151 3101 3 W I I I Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 2W 1 1 1 1 4 W 1 I I o See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were' selected on a continuation sheet.) name/title It; nd a Ha rr; S Edm; st en organization _________________________ date ,Ianua ry. 1993 street & number 2121 Lake Wheeler Road telephone (9 1 9) 8 2 1 - 9 1 7 5 city or town Raleigh state .wLN~C........... ___ zip code 27603 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photqgraphs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) name Nancy Fi el ds Fadnm street & number 3056 Granville Drive telephone ( 9 1 9) 7 8 7 - 0 0 7 1 city or town RaJ e; gh state .J.-'N~C.......... ___ zip code 27609 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NPS FO<m I()"QO()...& OMS A.p{::ro"a./ No, 1(';:4-0078 (8-M) I Section number _7___ Page---,,,-- Fadum House, Wake County, NC Description: The 1949 Fadum House at 3056 Granville Drive in Raleigh is an elegantly proportioned composition of glass, brick and wood sheltered under a double cantilevered roof that appears to float above the living spaces. The design is integrated into a wooded lot sloping gently upward from the northwest to the southeast. Located in a quiet suburban neighborhood north of downtown Raleigh, the house overlooks the adjacent Carolina Country Club golf course. Raleigh's first, and perhaps only, true example of the Usonian house type originally developed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Fadum House, together with the 1949 Kamphoefner House next door, introduced the Modern movement to the previously traditional domestic architectural venue in Raleigh. The Fadum House is the first building in Wake County to employ a system of load-bearing built-up wood columns to support a cantilevered roof truss g~id that shelters spaces contained within non-load-bearing brick and glass curtain walls (Exhibit A). The distinctive sloping roof of the house is cantilevered both from front to rear and from side to side to create deep overhangs on all four elevations. The house itself is wedge-shaped in the vertical cross-section and rises from the one-story rear (northwest) to the