2008 Official Visitors Guide to Raleigh, Cary, and Wake County - (Page 25) ATTRACTIONS Joel Lane Museum House Built in the 1770s, this landmark is Wake County’s oldest existing home. As the center of the old Wake Court House community, it became the “Birthplace of Raleigh” when its owner, Joel Lane, a prominent statesman and soldier, sold 1,000 acres of his plantation for the Informative guided tours of the fully restored and authentically furnished house, period gardens and dependencies are provided by costumed docents. free for children 6 and under. School tours by appointment; reservations for The North Carolina State Capitol. www.joellane.org North Carolina State Archives The State Archives preserves original and microfilm records of the colony and state of North Carolina from 1663 to the present. This includes state agency and county records, private manuscript collections, maps, photographs and other documentary evidence available for research. Free admission. 109 E. Jones St., Raleigh 27601 Mordecai Historic Park along a “village street” of historic structures, including the birthplace of Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States. Fee charged for tours, children under 6 free. AAA and AARP discounts. North Carolina State Legislative Building Home of the North Carolina General Assembly, this building is unique because it is devoted solely to the legislative branch of state government. Throughout the building, provisions are made for easy public access and observation of the legislative process. Free admission. Park grounds open sunup to sunset every day. www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us minutes. Guided tours available with advance North Carolina State Capitol www.raleighnc.gov/mordecai Built between 1833 and 1840, this National examples of a civic building in the Greek Revival style. It originally housed the governor’s office, cabinet offi ces, legislative chambers, state library and state geologist’s offi ce. The building has been restored to its 1840 to 1865 appearance. Free admission. www.ncleg.net North Carolina Executive Mansion once was described by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as being “the most beautiful governor’s residence interior in America.” Built from native North Carolina materials, it has been occupied by 27 governors’ families. Free admission. garden tour is 1 hour. Tour hours are seasonal; Oakwood Cemetery Adjacent to Historic Oakwood, Oakwood Cemetery, with over 20,000 interments, is the resting place of approximately 2,800 Confederate soldiers, fi ve Civil War generals, seven governors and numerous U.S. Senators. minutes. Guided tours available with advance Free maps of the cemetery are available at the cemetery office. Free admission. ce Hours: reservations. Individual reservations can be made by calling must be booked separately. www.ncstatecapitol.org 701 Oakwood Ave., Raleigh 27601 www.historicoakwoodcemetery.com www.VisitRaleigh.com 25 http://www.joellane.org http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us http://www.raleighnc.gov/mordecai http://www.ncleg.net http://www.ncstatecapitol.org http://www.historicoakwoodcemetery.com http://www.VisitRaleigh.com
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