Morrisville in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pugh House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2023
1. Pugh House Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Pugh House
c. 1870
Morrisville
Historic Landmark
Pugh House
Wake County
Historic Preservation
Commission
Erected by Wake County Historic Preservation Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.
Location. 35° 49.355′ N, 78° 49.564′ W. Marker is in Morrisville, North Carolina, in Wake County. Marker is at the intersection of South Page Street and Franklin Upchurch Sr Street, on the left when traveling north on South Page Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 S Page St, Morrisville NC 27560, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Morrisville Station (within shouting distance of this marker); The Trading Path (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); An Ancient Past (about 500 feet away); Morrisville Engagement
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Regarding Pugh House. Excerpt from the original National Register nomination:
The ca. 1870 Pugh House ranks among Morrisville, North Carolina's oldest and most architecturally significant houses. The two-story Italianate frame house was built for merchant and postmaster James M. Pugh and his wife Mary Ellen Pugh. The principal architectural feature is the front porch, which features arched spans, delicate supports, and intricate sawn ornament. In the twentieth century the house was associated with Mabel Pugh, a daughter of James and Mary, who pursued a successful career as a graphic artist in New York in the 1920s and '30s and from 1936 to 1960 headed the art department of Peace College in Raleigh. Pugh maintained a studio at her Morrisville property from the early 1920s on. Her homeplace and home town figured in her art, in particular her illustrated children'sbook Little Carolina Blue Bonnet (1933), set in a fictionalized Morrisville. Mabel Pugh is regarded as one of North Carolina's most prominent women artists of the first half of the twentieth century.Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 20232. Pugh House Marker
The house and a smokehouse were first listed on the National Register in 2003. They were delisted in 2008, after the Town of Morrisville bought and relocated the house and smokehouse to save them from demolition. They were relisted on the Register in 2014.
Also see . . .
1. Pugh House (PDF). Original (2003) National Register nomination for the house. (J. Daniel Pezznni, Landmark Preservation Associates via National Archives) (Submitted on September 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Pugh House (PDF). Updated (2013) National Register nomination for the house, submitted to reflect its relocation about 400 feet to the west. (Sybil H. Argintar, Southeastern Preservation Services, Inc. via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on September 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
3. Mabel Pugh. Wikipedia entry on the Morrisville-born artist, who sold her childhood home in 1958. (Submitted on September 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
4. Search results: Mabel Pugh. Gallery of Pugh's art owned by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. (Submitted on September 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
