| Pullen House | |
| Status: | event venue |
| Building Type: | plantation house |
| Architectural Style: | Victorian |
| Location: | 10801 Durant Road Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Owner: | Pullen family (formerly) |
| Website: | pullenhouse.com |
Pullen House is a historic Victorian plantation house located in northern Raleigh, North Carolina. The house was the center of a small plantation in Wake County that was owned by the Pullen family. Richard Stanhope Pullen, a local businessman and philanthropist who funded the construction of Pullen Park, was born here.
Built in the 1800s, it was a modest plantation owned by the Pullen family.[1] The house, now located within the Raleigh city limits, was part of the Neuse Community, named after the nearby Neuse River.[2] [3] Richard Stanhope Pullen, a noted businessman and philanthropist, was born at the house in 1822.[1] Pullen was responsible for funding the development of Pullen Park and was a major benefactor of North Carolina State College, the Peace Institute, the North Carolina Woman's College, and Edenton Street United Methodist Church.[4] The house includes a 600-square foot formal living room.[5]
In 1999, Pullen House was moved a quarter mile east of its original location at the intersection of Falls of Neuse Road and Durant Road to make room for the WakeMed North Hospital.[6] [7] WakeMed purchased the 17-acre lot that the house was built on for $5 million.[7] The house, owned by the Alma Wynne Edgerton Memorial Foundation, was not part of the purchase, and was therefore moved to a new location.[7]
Pullen House is now used as an event and wedding venue.[5]