Boylan Heights (Raleigh, North Carolina)
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One of several typical home styles in the district
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| Location: | Roughly bounded by Norfolk & Southern RR, Mountford, Martin and Florence Sts. and Dorothea Dr., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates: | 35°46′26″N 78°39′7″W / 35.77389°N 78.65194°WCoordinates: 35°46′26″N 78°39′7″W / 35.77389°N 78.65194°W |
| Built: | 1907 |
| Architect: | Multiple |
| Architectural style: | Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial, Queen Anne |
| Governing body: | Local |
| MPS: | Early Twentieth Century Raleigh Neighborhoods TR |
| NRHP Reference#: |
85001671 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 29, 1985 |
Boylan Heights is a historic neighborhood in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district on July 29, 1985. It is also one of five local Historic Overlay Districts in Raleigh.
Its name was used for the 1987 album Boylan Heights by The Connells. There is a restaurant named after the district in the The Corner neighborhood of Charlottesville, Virginia.
[edit] Notable structures
- Montfort Hall, built for William Montfort Boylan in 1858
[edit] Notable residents
- Denis Wood, widely reviewed former NCSU professor of Design
- Charles Meeker, former mayor of Raleigh, NC
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
[edit] External links
- Boylan Heights neighborhood web page
- Travel itinerary page at NPS.gov
- National Register Historic Districts in Raleigh, North Carolina, RHDC
- Historic Overlay District Zoning, RHDC
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