Daniels, Josephus, House
Historic house in North Carolina, United States in Raleigh, North Carolina. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Josephus Daniels House, also known as Wakestone, and later the Masonic Temple of Raleigh, was a historic mansion at 1520 Caswell Street in Raleigh, North Carolina. Built in 1920, it was the home until his death in 1948 of Josephus Daniels, influential Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson, as well as a controversial editor of The News & Observer in Raleigh for decades. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. After Daniels' death it was purchased by the local Freemasons, who made additions to the building and continued to use it as their meeting hall into the 21st century. The building was demolished in August 2021 to make way for a new development of high end homes.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1520 Caswell St., Raleigh, NC |
| County | Wake County |
| Listed | Dec 8, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76001342 |
| Type of place | house |
| Contributing resources | 2 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1520 Caswell St., Raleigh, NC |
| Coordinates | 35.79925, -78.64707 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Guilford Courthouse National Military Park · 71 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Crosswinds Campgrounds 20 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76001342. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.