Norris House

Norris House Ideally located in downtown Raleigh on historic North Blount Street, Norris House is the perfect place for private special events.

Our 2018 restoration blends all the character of a historic setting with modern technology.

01/05/2021
Our good friends at Mamma Mia Italian Bistro in Apex catered lunch for our photo shoot a couple of weeks ago at Norris H...
08/08/2019

Our good friends at Mamma Mia Italian Bistro in Apex catered lunch for our photo shoot a couple of weeks ago at Norris House. The food was so delicious we didnโ€™t have time to take a picture of all the scrumptious salad, bread, pasta trays and cannolis! โ€ฆwhoops
(photos below are from Mamma Miaโ€™s social media)

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We love to work with the team at Mamma Mia! Their sit down restaurant is located in Apex, NC and they are currently in the process of opening a 2nd location in Holly Springs!!

One of the best things about a photo shoot is the new friends that you make.  We adore the folks we met from Springwell ...
07/29/2019

One of the best things about a photo shoot is the new friends that you make. We adore the folks we met from Springwell Gardens, who handled the florals for the shoot. Our sincere thanks go out to them for leaving a few vases of B E A U T I F U L bouquets of flowers and a floral wreath at Norris House. Our guests have oohed and aahed about these gorgeous flowers all last week!

Not only do they create beautiful florals, they grow many of the flowers and greens they use on their own land. You canโ€™t get much more local than that! Next time you need gorgeous, super fresh florals, check out Springwell Gardens.

https://www.SpringwellGardens.com

Can you believe that we are less than 6 months away from the holiday season?! Donโ€™t forget to book your Christmas/Holida...
07/19/2019

Can you believe that we are less than 6 months away from the holiday season?! Donโ€™t forget to book your Christmas/Holiday parties soon ๐ŸŽ„ Email Norris House today to see our available dates at [email protected]

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07/04/2019

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Weโ€™d like to wish all of the fathers out there a Happy Father's Day!! Love you! ๐Ÿฅฐโ™ฅ๏ธ
06/16/2019

Weโ€™d like to wish all of the fathers out there a Happy Father's Day!! Love you! ๐Ÿฅฐโ™ฅ๏ธ

Happy Memorial Day weekend! If you try to call, email or direct message us this weekend, we will get back to you on Tues...
05/24/2019

Happy Memorial Day weekend! If you try to call, email or direct message us this weekend, we will get back to you on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. We hope you all have a fun and safe weekend! Thank you to the men & women who serve or have served our country! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

One week of celebrating National Small Business Week wasn't enough, so we are continuing to highlight NC small businesse...
05/21/2019

One week of celebrating National Small Business Week wasn't enough, so we are continuing to highlight NC small businesses.
We'd like to cheer on our friends at the coast, Bogue Sound Distillery. We're particularly fond of their VitzEllen Vodka, which is not only super smooth but also boasts a great story behind the name. We appreciate our clients who allow us to support Bogue Sound and other NC distilleries when they opt to serve locally produced spirits at Norris House during their special events. Thank you!!!

The celebration of National Small Business Week continues this week for us!  We've decided to take this opportunity to s...
05/16/2019

The celebration of National Small Business Week continues this week for us! We've decided to take this opportunity to support our small business partners, and our wonderful clients who decide to shop local when creating their custom beverage lists for a special event. Today we celebrate our friends at Seven Jars Distillery down in the Queen City. They might have the ultimate in NC spirits collaboration with their Pickleback Vodka, which incorporates a distinctive dill pickle flavor by way of their partnership with Mount Olive Pickles in Mount Olive, NC. Looking for a spectacular bloody mary for your brunch this weekend? Grab some Pickleback and your favorite mixer - you'll thank us later! We've loved working with our friends at Seven Jars, and we're always pleased when a client opts to serve their spirits.

National Small Business Week continues, and we're thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to highlight some of our partnersh...
05/15/2019

National Small Business Week continues, and we're thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to highlight some of our partnerships with small businesses in town and around the state. Today we salute our friends at Oak City Amaretto, and cheer their fabulous traditional small batch amaretto made right here in Raleigh. We've been doing our part to spread the word about their delicious product by featuring Oak City Amaretto in our signature cocktails. You should know, it's so smooth that many of our guests opt to drink it straight! We send our sincere appreciation to our clients who choose to serve locally produced beer and spirits at their special events - because of your support we are all able to keep supporting local small businesses!

The celebration of National Small Business Week continues!  We love to support NC craft breweries that hail from town or...
05/14/2019

The celebration of National Small Business Week continues! We love to support NC craft breweries that hail from town or across the state by featuring their craft brews prominently on our beer lists. We're so proud that our clients continue to choose local, so we've been able to serve beer from Brewery Bhavana, Fullsteam Brewery, Trophy Brewing Company, Southern Pines Brewing Company, Mother Earth Brewery and Tarboro Brewing Company. Cheers! ๐Ÿป

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421 N. Blount Street
Raleigh, NC
27601

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Our Story

Norris House was built in 1879 as a wedding gift for Cornelia Alice Norris and Matthew Tyson Norris. Once a jewel on downtown Raleigh's historic North Blount Street, Norris House hosted many a fashionable event in her heyday.

Over the years, renovations and expansions of the home were not always kind. Later owners converted the home into a boarding house, completely removing her original Italianate front elevation. Much of the original charm inside Norris House was removed as well, including decorative trim and all but one fireplace.

In the 1970s, the State of North Carolina acquired the house and converted it to an office building. The State Bureau of Investigation called Norris House home for a period, as did the State Office of Archaeology. Eventually, Norris House sat vacant and fell into disrepair.