Sunnyside (Wendell, North Carolina)

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caption =
location= Wendell, North Carolina
lat_degrees = 35
lat_minutes = 46
lat_seconds = 39
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 78
long_minutes = 21
long_seconds = 46
long_direction = W
locmapin = North Carolina
area =
built =1918
architect=
architecture= Bungalow/Craftsman, Greek Revival
added = October 15, 2001
governing_body = Private
mpsub=Wake County MPS
refnum=01001113cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-05-07|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Sunnyside is a historic home located in Wendell, North Carolina, a town in eastern Wake County. The Craftsman and Greek Revival house was built in 1918 by R. B. Whitley, a prominent Wendell businessman who founded the Bank of Wendell in 1907. The brick home features car shelters on the front and side, a modern detail during the 1910s. In addition to the home, a wash house, smokehouse, garage, and four entrance pillars are located on the property. According to family tradition, Sunnyside was used as a hospital during the Spanish flu edpidemic of 1918. Sunnyside was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in October 2001.cite web| last=| first=| title="Wake County Landmarks" | work=| publisher=Capital Area Preservation, Inc.| date=| url=http://www.cappresinc.org/gallery.php?reflink=wake_county_landmarks| accessdate=2008-05-07]

ee also

* List of Registered Historic Places in North Carolina

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