{"nrhp_refnum":"02000989","name":"Edgemont Historic District (Boundary Increase)","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Cokey Rd., George St., Eastern Ave., Edgewood St., and School St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rocky Mount","county":"Edgecombe County","state":"NC","lat":35.93813032600005,"lon":-77.78701791023296,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-09-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A boundary expansion of the Edgemont Historic District in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, adding parts of Sycamore, Eastern, Marigold, School and Cokey streets. It holds 94 houses, a former school and many garages, mostly built from about 1914 to 1950.","why_significant":"The expansion extends the original district with a cohesive group of early twentieth-century houses built for less affluent merchants, salesmen and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad employees. It is argued significant for its neighborhood development (Criterion A) and its well-preserved range of popular architectural styles (Criterion C). The former Edgemont School is described as an outstanding civic landmark.","narrative":"This expansion adds roughly 174 resources to the Edgemont neighborhood on the east side of downtown Rocky Mount. It takes in the 500 to 800 blocks of Sycamore Street, Eastern Avenue, Marigold Street and School Street, plus part of Cokey Street. Most of the area was laid out with the original subdivision, with elongated blocks, service alleys and shade trees. The houses were built mainly for merchants, salesmen and railroad employees, and they show Craftsman bungalows, Foursquares, Tudor Revival and Period Cottage designs, and a few Colonial Revival homes. The southern blocks developed earlier and have smaller lots and more bungalows, while the northern blocks have larger lots with Period Cottages. The former Edgemont School, completed by 1914 in an eclectic Collegiate Gothic and Classical Revival style, anchors the southwest entrance and now houses the county judicial center. Of 174 resources, 148 contribute to the district's character, and the area was added for its neighborhood history and architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Luther D. Harper, general contractor and developer of the Edgemont subdivision (named as occupant of 700 Sycamore Street)","architectural_style":"Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Period Cottage, Foursquare, Ranch","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The expansion area is still used for single and multiple dwellings, and the former Edgemont School serves as the Rocky Mount Judicial Center. Of 174 resources, 148 are contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.734673-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/36/7201/47720136/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/02000989.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720136","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgemont_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19461534"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/edgecombe-county/edgemont-historic-district-boundary-increase-02000989/"}