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Historic Apex home destroyed in fire near Chatham County

A house destroyed in a fire on Wednesday morning has a property tax value around $2.6 million, according to a Wake County real estate search.

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Jessica Patrick
, WRAL digital journalist
APEX, N.C. — A historic house destroyed in a fire on Wednesday morning has a property tax value around $2.6 million, according to a Wake County real estate search.

The James Madison Williams House, located at 4525 Green Level West Rd., near Chatham County, dates back to the early 1900s and is a unique high-style late Queen Anne farmhouse, according to the Capital Area Preservation website.

According to Zillow, the house is 3,414 sq. ft. and rests on a 50-acre lot.

At 7 a.m., Sky 5 showed firefighters using hoses to battle thick smoke at the home. Officials said the home was completely destroyed.

Large Apex home destroyed in fire near Chatham County

Firefighters said the call came in around 3:30 a.m. Two adults escaped the home with no reported injuries. There were no pets at the home.

Firefighters said the fire was out by 6 a.m., but clean-up was underway.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

This is a developing story. Monitor for updates.

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