{"id":12,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:31:11","latitude":35.778796499999998559360392391681671142578125,"longitude":-78.6508235999999669729731976985931396484375,"title":"Joel Lane House","subtitle":"","fullsize":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/02a58ce177b85b1fe53e3a7ba2ad812f.jpg","address":"728 West Hargett Street","all_locations":[],"zoom":5,"creator":["RHDC"],"description":"The gambrel-roofed home of Colonel Joel Lane has been restored to its 1790-1795 appearance by the Wake County Committee of the Colonial Dames. Colonel Lane became known as the &quot;Father of Raleigh&quot; after he sold a thousand acres of land to the state in 1792 to establish a permanent state capital here. Tours available.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nDate:  ca. 1760","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR10/JoelLaneHouse(Wakefield)_LandmarkOrdinanceAndReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joel Lane House Landmark Designation Report and Ordinance</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/02a58ce177b85b1fe53e3a7ba2ad812f.jpg":{"id":177,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Joel Lane House, 2009","description":"Image by Michael Zirkle Photography, copyright Raleigh Historic Development Commission.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/02a58ce177b85b1fe53e3a7ba2ad812f.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/379dfc2c2d6844c42fbd03610d39e0b7.jpg":{"id":604,"mime-type":"image/gif","title":"Joel Lane House, date unknown","description":"Drawing.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nImage courtesy of Joel Lane House.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/379dfc2c2d6844c42fbd03610d39e0b7.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/27d55995e5222cb1a7fc33b7f927f964.jpg":{"id":605,"mime-type":"image/gif","title":"Joel Lane House, 1980","description":"Image by Michael Zirkle Photography, copyright Raleigh Historic Development Commission.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/27d55995e5222cb1a7fc33b7f927f964.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/deb52555eb86d44ddb2704e95c4b6fa4.jpg":{"id":622,"mime-type":"image/gif","title":"Joel Lane House, date unknown","description":"Image courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/deb52555eb86d44ddb2704e95c4b6fa4.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/9114c6b41bc20c71c09624c03ceafd2c.jpg":{"id":657,"mime-type":"image/gif","title":"Joel Lane House, date unknown","description":"Image courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/9114c6b41bc20c71c09624c03ceafd2c.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/d4dde142fe4cd8e1ef2f99ba905e3fec.jpg":{"id":658,"mime-type":"image/gif","title":"Joel Lane House, date unknown","description":"Image courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/d4dde142fe4cd8e1ef2f99ba905e3fec.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/e0b15f8b74a42aac2a0d17ef6901904b.jpg":{"id":677,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Joel Lane House, circa 1770","description":"Cross section, details, and first floor plan.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nImage Courtesy of Historic Architecture Research. 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