3700 Trenton Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607

The original brick structure is the oldest brick house in Wake County ca. 1804. In The Historic Architecture of Wake County, North Carolina, by Kelly A. Lally in 1991, stated it was built around 1790. That publication called this house the "Trinity House", based on a vague reference on Fendol Bever's 1871 Map of Wake County, NC. The owner believes a later structure that existed about 1.5 miles away and destroyed about 60 years ago on Trenton Road (previously Trinity Road) was the real Trinity House. In 2005, State of NC historic preservation staff analyzed materials used in construction of this house and discovered one interior brick above an original fireplace scratched "1804" and a brick above another original fireplace scratched "1816" (both bricks were left exposed in last remodel). Also in 2005, this house was designated a historic landmark by Wake County and became the County's first designated archaeological landmark. After further research, the owner believes this house is described in Early Methodist Meeting Houses in Wake County, North Carolina, by C. Franklin Grill in 1979. "To provide a place of worship, John Rhodes erected a meeting house in the northeast corner to replace Smith's and called it Stoney Hill Meeting House. In August 1816, he deeded one acre which included the meeting house on the north side of Richland Creek and the south side of Crabtree Creek." The owner believes this is Stoney Hill Meeting House built in 1804. Additions to the original brick structure were made in stages from early 1800s, late 1800s, 1940s, 1972 and 2006.