Lexington Residential Historic District

Lexington Residential Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by State St., W. Fifth St., Martin St., Westside Dr., Southbound St., and W. Ninth Ave., Lexington, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°49′34″N 80°15′34″W / 35.82611°N 80.25944°W / 35.82611; -80.25944Coordinates: 35°49′34″N 80°15′34″W / 35.82611°N 80.25944°W / 35.82611; -80.25944
Area 264 acres (107 ha)
Architect Levesque, Joseph T.; Draper, Earle Sumner
Architectural style Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 07000350[1]
Added to NRHP April 19, 2007

Lexington Residential Historic District is a national historic district located at Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 804 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly residential section of Lexington. They were built between about 1854 and 1957, and include notable examples of Queen Anne and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. The subdivisions in the district are Park Place, Robbins Heights, Courtenay, Rosemary Park, Hillcrest, Oak Crest, and Westover Heights; along with the Lexington City Cemetery. Notable buildings include Hillside (1854), Brookshire House (1900), Wennonah Mill houses (1910), N. Earl and Daphne Rose House (c. 1920), Charles M. and Jean Wall House (c. 1926), Parkview Apartments (c. 1927, 1930), Lexington Shirt Corporation Factory/Hulin Lumber Company (c. 1927, 1955), and Nicholson Supermarket (c. 1951).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Heather Fearnbach (March 2006). "Lexington Residential Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.


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