Cary Historic District

Cary Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Location	Roughly along Dry Ave., S. Academy St., and Park St., Cary, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°47′09″N 78°46′56″W / 35.78583°N 78.78222°W / 35.78583; -78.78222Coordinates: 35°47′09″N 78°46′56″W / 35.78583°N 78.78222°W / 35.78583; -78.78222
Area	18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built	c. 1907 (1907)
Architect	Works Progress Administration
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman
MPS	Wake County MPS
NRHP Reference #	01000425^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 25, 2001

Cary Historic District is a national historic district located at Cary, Wake County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 39 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Cary. The district developed between about 1890 and 1945, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the former Cary High School (now Cary Elementary School) built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration, Esther Ivey House (c. 1890), Captain Harrison P. Guess House (1830s, c. 1900), and Dr. John P. Hunter House (c. 1925).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Kelly Lally Molloy (December 2000). "Cary Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina

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