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Merrimon-Wynne House, Italianate house in the Blount Street Historic District, Raleigh, United States

The Merrimon-Wynne House is a Stick Style residence located in downtown Raleigh, distinguished by its cross-gabled roof, weatherboard exterior, and ornately decorated porch with period details. The property includes a separate carriage house now used for dining and gatherings.

Senator Augustus Summerfield Merrimon built this residence in 1875, establishing it as an important family home of the era. Later it served as Wynne Hall, a dormitory for Peace College students until 1934.

The house was the birthplace of Dr. Jane McKimmon, an educator who shaped learning programs across North Carolina in the early 1900s. Visitors can walk through the rooms where this pioneering figure spent her formative years.

The house sits at the corner of Blount and Polk streets in downtown Raleigh, within the Blount Street Historic District, and has operated as a wedding and special event venue since 2013. It is a private venue, so visits are tied to booked events rather than general admission. The two-story frame building has a front porch and bay windows added around 1910.

The house was listed on the National Register in 1975 as the Merrimon House at 526 North Wilmington Street, delisted in 2008 when it was moved, and relisted in 2014 at its new corner of Blount and Polk streets. That site was the birthplace of Dr. Jane McKimmon.

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35.78639,-78.63583
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