Cary in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Guess-Ogle Home

Cary Historic District

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2023

1. Guess-Ogle Home Marker

Inscription.
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1830
[Second maker]
Cary
Historic
Landmark
Guess-White-
Ogle House
Wake County
Historic Preservation
Commission

Erected by Wake County Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 35° 47.139′ N, 78° 46.858′ W. Marker is in Cary, North Carolina, in Wake County. Marker is at the intersection of South Academy Street and Zev Summit Lane, on the left when traveling south on South Academy Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 213 S Academy St, Cary NC 27511, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 209 South Academy (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Frank R. Yarborough House (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander-Clifton House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pasmore House (about 400 feet away); Chabad House

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(about 500 feet away); The Ivey-Ellington House (about 600 feet away); Henry Adams House (about 800 feet away); Walter Hines Page (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cary.

Regarding Guess-Ogle Home. Excerpt from the National Register nomination for the Cary Historic District:

Captain Harrison P. Guess House. Built in several stages beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, this three-story frame house, the most prominent dwelling on S. Academy Street was apparently a traditional two-story Greek Revival I-house with a rear ell originally. The house was significantly expanded and remodeled in the Queen Anne Style around the turn of the twentieth century. The remodeled dwelling was enriched by a three-story tower, front bay window, corner tower, and much decorative woodwork, including patterned shingles, fanlike spandrels, finials. and pendants. Turned posts with sawn brackets and a turned balustrade support a one-story front porch from this period. Small colored panes border the top sashes of the front windows. In the late twentieth century a large rear wing was added and the front entry steps were enlarged.

Although
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2023

2. Guess-Ogle Home Marker Two
known locally as the Guess House, this prominent S. Academy Street dwelling had many owners throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Railroad "roadmaster" Captain Harrison P. Guess and his wife, Aurelia, purchased the property from Frank Page in 1880. The house was expanded and remodeled by John White, a Baptist minister, who purchased the property in 1896. Local tradition holds that White added the tower so that he could look out over the town while writing his sermons. Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Yarborough, parents of Dr. Frank W. Yarborough, are said to have owned the property for many years.

Also see . . .
1. Cary Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which was listed in 2001. (Prepared by Kelly Lally Molloy, via National Archives) (Submitted on September 19, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Famous Cary Pink House gets to tell its own story. Tours available. “The Pink House, Circa 1830: A Love Story” tells the story of the house, its history and architecture from the perspective of the house itself. (Trent Brown, The [Raleigh] News & Observer, Sept. 18, 2019) (Submitted on September 19, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2023

3. Guess-Ogle Home Marker

Guess-Ogle House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2023

4. Guess-Ogle House

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 19, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.