VIDEO: Plumes of smoke blocked the treeline in Wendell as fire fighters battled a house fire on Marshburn Road around 9 a.m. on Thursday.
A large response could be seen battling the flames, which could be seen coming through the roof of the Historic Marshburn House. The house was built in several stages, but dates back to the late 1800s, according to a survey by the NC Historic Preservation Office.
Built by Dan Marshburn as a two-room log house in the 19th century, later additions included a one-story triple-A-roofed house, and a second story added to the front frame section. Later, his son added a kitchen and dining room. "The historic house had retained many of its historic pieces, including original weatherboards, boxed eaves, a metal roof, four-over-four wood-sash windows, and a one-light-over-two-panel door sheltered by a wrap-around porch supported by tapered porch posts," reads the survey.