Location: 5104 Sears Farm Road
Built: ca. 1915
Designated in 2018

The John L. and Henrie G. Sears House in western Wake County is an early twentieth-century foursquare farmhouse that reflects the domestic life of middle-class farmers from that period. The dwelling originally stood on a farm run by John Lee Sears. Sears grew up in the area; his farm was in fact formerly a segment of his father’s land. Later owners sold the acreage in 2015 for redevelopment into a subdivision. To accommodate that development, the Sears House was moved elsewhere on the original farm acreage. The current owners purchased the house in 2017 after the relocation and have rehabilitated it, preserving all the surviving original features with minor changes to the floor plan at the second floor.

The Sears House is a frame transitional foursquare with restrained architectural treatment that combines Queen Anne and Craftsman elements. It has a hipped roof, interior brick chimneys, wraparound front porch, and rear additions.

For more information, read the Landmark Designation Report.