{"nrhp_refnum":"03001265","name":"Sunset Park Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Carolina Beach Rd., Southern Blvd., Burnett Blvd., and Sunset Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wilmington","county":"New Hanover County","state":"NC","lat":34.20331933500006,"lon":-77.94516378094897,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-12-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of about 227 acres roughly one mile south of downtown Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, laid out in August 1912 by the Fidelity Trust and Development Company. It contains 827 contributing and 84 noncontributing resources.","why_significant":"The form describes a planned streetcar-era suburb with a grid of boulevards and presidential street names, retained entrance pergolas, and a cohesive collection of houses from the 1910s to the mid-1950s. Many modest Cape Cod and minimal traditional houses were built for shipyard workers during World War II. About 90 percent of resources contribute, and the period of significance ends in 1957.","narrative":"Sunset Park is a planned residential neighborhood about one mile south of downtown Wilmington, covering roughly 227 acres. The Fidelity Trust and Development Company laid it out in August 1912 on a grid of wide boulevards and narrower cross streets named for early United States presidents. Twin brick and wood pergolas at the eastern end of Northern Boulevard were built in 1912 to mark the entrance and once served as a waiting area for the trolley to Greenfield Lake and downtown. The earliest houses, on Northern and Central boulevards, include Queen Anne, Craftsman, Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival designs, while Cape Cod, minimal traditional and ranch houses fill the cross streets. Many modest homes were built for shipyard workers and their families during World War II. Two Colonial Revival churches from 1950 and 1953 also stand here. Despite siding and window replacements, the district keeps its historic character, and about 90 percent of its resources contribute to its significance.","period_of_significance":"1912-1957","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Period Cottage, Minimal Traditional","criteria":[],"status_note":"Largely residential and still in use; many houses have synthetic siding and replacement windows, but characteristic stylistic details and overall historic character remain intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:53.942111-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/40/7215/47721540/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/03001265.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001265/b49208aab1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001265/b49208aab1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunset_Park_Historic_District_(Wilmington,_NC).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunset_Park_Historic_District_(Wilmington,_NC).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721540","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Park_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7641326"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/new-hanover-county/sunset-park-historic-district-03001265/"}