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R. Stanhope Pullen

1822 - 1895

 
 
R. Stanhope Pullen Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Wilhelmina Indermaur
1. R. Stanhope Pullen Marker
Inscription. Businessman. Benefactor of NCSU, UNC-G, and Peace College. Gifts included land for Pullen Park. Birthplace here.
 
Erected 1986 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number H-91.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.
 
Location. 35° 54.418′ N, 78° 35.755′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is on Durant Road 0.3 miles west of Falls of Neuse Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10801 Durant Road, Raleigh NC 27614, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America,
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and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mangum Terrace (approx. 5˝ miles away); Wake Forest University (approx. 7 miles away); C.C. Crittenden (approx. 7.2 miles away); The Calvin Jones House and Plantation (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Campus Arch and the Class of 1909 (approx. 7.3 miles away); Unearthed and Risen (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Railroad and Depot in Wake Forest (approx. 7.3 miles away); Wake Forest College Birthplace (approx. 7.3 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  The Pullen House - A Community Meeting Place in Raleigh, NC. (Submitted on October 26, 2026.)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2026, by Wilhelmina Indermaur of Durham, North Carolina, United States. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photo   1. submitted on October 24, 2026, by Wilhelmina Indermaur of Durham, North Carolina, United States. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Oct. 26, 2026