Summit Avenue Historic District
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Summit Avenue Historic District | |
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Summit Avenue Historic District, June 2007 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Chestnut, E. Bessemer, Cypress, Dewey, Park, and Percy Sts., Greensboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°04′54″N 79°46′55″W / 36.08167°N 79.78194°WCoordinates: 36°04′54″N 79°46′55″W / 36.08167°N 79.78194°W |
| Area | 95 acres (38 ha) |
| Built | 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 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ 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.
