Summit Avenue Historic District

Summit Avenue Historic District

Summit Avenue Historic District, June 2007
Location Roughly bounded by Chestnut, E. Bessemer, Cypress, Dewey, Park, and Percy Sts., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°04′54″N 79°46′55″W / 36.08167°N 79.78194°W / 36.08167; -79.78194Coordinates: 36°04′54″N 79°46′55″W / 36.08167°N 79.78194°W / 36.08167; -79.78194
Area 95 acres (38 ha)
Built 1895 (1895)
Architect Barton, Harry; Starrett and Van Vleck
Architectural style Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman, Foursquare
MPS Greensboro MPS
NRHP Reference # 93000768[1]
Added to NRHP August 5, 1993

Summit Avenue Historic District, also known as the Charles B. Aycock Historic District, is a national historic district located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 226 contributing buildings in a middle- and upper-class residential section of Greensboro. The houses were largely built between the 1890s and 1930s and include notable examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, American Foursquare, and Bungalow / American Craftsman-style architecture. The Sigmund Sternberger House (1926) is listed separately. Other notable buildings include the John C. Clapp House (c. 1900-1905), Robert L. Potts House (c. 1900-1905), William B. Vaught House (c. 1906), Edgar B. Jennette House (c. 1925-1930), and the Charles B. Aycock School (1922) designed by Starrett & van Vleck.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Marvin A. Brown (December 1992). "Summit Avenue Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 10, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.