Jolly-Broughton House

Jolly-Broughton House
The house in 2020.
General information
Typeprivate residence
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Completed1929
OwnerJanie 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.

History

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]

References

  1. ^ "Jolly-Broughton House Architectural Drawings and Project Files, 1928-1929". NC State University Libraries Collection Guides. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2020-11-21.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b c d e "NRHP Registration form" (PDF). files.nc.gov. May 5, 2002. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  3. ^ a b c d "Jolly-Broughton House". North Carolina Architects and Builders. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  4. ^ "Obituary for Alice Willson Broughton". www.newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-11-21.