Dr. Ezekiel Ezra Smith House

The Dr. Ezekiel Ezra Smith House, located at 135 South Blount Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, is a historic Queen Anne-style home built in 1902. This 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure features a distinctive side-gable roof and a hip roof porch, making it a unique example of its architectural style within a historical African-American neighborhood. The house is named after Dr. Ezekiel Ezra Smith, a key figure in establishing North Carolina's first State Colored Normal School in 1877, which trained African-American teachers. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015, highlighting its cultural and historical significance.