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Wake Forest

Wake County, NC

Population

48,047

Walk Score

71 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,354

Median home value

$397,300

[[Municipal corporation

1880

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Downtown Wake Forest Historic District · listed 2002
  • Glen Royall Mill Village Historic District · listed 1999
  • Purefoy-Dunn Plantation · listed 1988
  • Purefoy-Dunn Plantation (Boundary Decrease) · listed 1997
  • Rock Cliff Farm · listed 2007
  • Wake Forest Historic District · listed 2003

Notable landmarks

  • Bailey-Estes House · listed 2010
  • DuBois, W. E. B., School · listed 1993
  • Jones, Dr. Calvin, House · listed 2016
  • Lea Laboratory · listed 1975
  • Mutschler, William and Barbara, House · listed 2023
  • Oakforest · listed 1998
  • Powell House · listed 1974
  • Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings · listed 2008
  • Royall Cotton Mill Commissary · listed 1991
  • South Brick House · listed 2014
  • Thompson House · listed 2005
  • Wakefield Dairy Complex · listed 2003
  • Wakefields · listed 1974

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