 The Dodd-Hinsdale House was fabricated in 1879 in Raleigh, North Carolina, for city mayor, William H. Dodd.It is a brick house with bracketed eaves, narrow Segmental arch windows, porches, and carved millwork—which are all characteristic of the Italianate style.The shallow gable roof is also an Italianate feature, but the tower with concave mansard roof and ornate dormers is distinctly "Second Empire" in style.