{"id":132,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:31:12","latitude":35.7971720000000033223841455765068531036376953125,"longitude":-78.66070489999998471830622293055057525634765625,"title":"James S. Morgan House","subtitle":"","fullsize":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/bf0620de883e737c9d9a45c4548573a0.jpg","address":"1015 Oberlin Road","all_locations":[],"zoom":5,"creator":["RHDC"],"description":"At the start of the twentieth-century, the once-rural freedman&#039;s village of Oberlin had grown into a tight-knit community of middle-class African American families. Oberlin had well-established churches, small retail shops, and the highest rate of home-ownership of all Raleigh neighborhoods. The James S. Morgan House is a rare intact example of a traditional early-twentieth century vernacular dwelling (Triple-A I-house form). The rarity of the James Morgan House is due to its location and its ownership. While common, the I-house form was largely associated with substantial rural farms and constructed by the land owners as evidence of their financial success. I-houses are extremely rare in Raleigh&#039;s African American neighborhoods. The fact that Wilson Morgan, James’ father, was African American and built this house in the in-town African American Oberlin community comprised of more modest dwellings, is what makes the structure stand out. Wilson W. Morgan, one of Oberlin&#039;s earliest settlers and a member of the North Carolina General Assembly from 1870 through 1892, built the house for his son James around 1900. Private residence.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nDate:  ca. 1900","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR10/JamesSMorganHouse_LandmarkOrdinanceAndReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James S. Morgan House Landmark Designation Report and Ordinance</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/bf0620de883e737c9d9a45c4548573a0.jpg":{"id":290,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"James Morgan House, 2009","description":"Image by Michael Zirkle Photography, copyright Raleigh Historic Development Commission.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/bf0620de883e737c9d9a45c4548573a0.jpg"}}}