{"nrhp_refnum":"10001111","name":"Battery Heights Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded roughly by E Martin St on the N, Battery Dr on the E, E Davie St on the S, and Sherrybrook Dr on the W","address_restricted":false,"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake County","state":"NC","lat":35.776892337500044,"lon":-78.61495412377272,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-01-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of about eleven acres southeast of downtown Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, made up of Ranch and Split-Level houses built between 1956 and 1964.","why_significant":"The district is significant under Criterion A for community planning and development and Black ethnic heritage, as one of only a handful of Raleigh subdivisions planned for and open to black families during segregation. It is also significant under Criterion C for its intact collection of Ranch and Split-Level houses typical of post-World War II modern design. Original owners included physicians, educators, builders and government employees.","narrative":"Battery Heights is a small neighborhood of about eleven acres roughly half a mile southeast of downtown Raleigh. Its houses, built between 1956 and 1964, are mostly brick Ranch homes, along with three Split-Level houses. Seventeen houses and one outbuilding contribute to the district, while four houses, six outbuildings and one structure date from later years. Streets are wide with granite curbing and no sidewalks, and many lots are mature and landscaped. The neighborhood was laid out on land once owned by Bartholomew Gatling and named for Civil War earthworks that stood nearby. During the segregation era it was one of only a few Raleigh subdivisions intended for black families. Early residents included dentists, physicians, teachers, a school counselor and a future county sheriff. Beyond this social history, the district preserves a highly intact set of mid-century modern house types, some possibly drawn from Standard Homes Company plans, which reflect national and local housing trends of the period.","period_of_significance":"1956-1964","architect_builder":"Antonio Ozart of Savannah, Georgia (architect, 1601 Miller Street); George Exum and John Gatling (builders of individual houses)","architectural_style":"Ranch, Contemporary Ranch, Split-Level","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Residential neighborhood still in use as single dwellings; most houses retain a high degree of architectural integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.571775-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/25/7186/47718625/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/10001111.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718625","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_Heights_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4869853"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wake-county/battery-heights-historic-district-10001111/"}