{"nrhp_refnum":"10001132","name":"Dougherty Heights Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Church St, Connally St, and N Dougherty St, Laurel Circle, Prospect St, and New Bern Ave","address_restricted":false,"city":"Black Mountain","county":"Buncombe County","state":"NC","lat":35.61804338600004,"lon":-82.32409344327246,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-01-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of frame houses, bungalows and mid-century infill on the north and northwest side of downtown Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It developed in the early and mid twentieth century on land formerly held by the Dougherty, Kerlee and McKoy families.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be significant under Criterion C for architecture because its houses display a mix of nationally popular styles, including Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Minimal Traditional and Ranch, typical of early and mid twentieth-century residential neighborhoods in North Carolina. Its development was tied to the town's tourism economy, and it attracted many of the town's prominent families.","narrative":"Dougherty Heights is a residential neighborhood of one- and two-story frame houses, bungalows and mid-century infill on the north and northwest edge of downtown Black Mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Its streets were platted on Dougherty, Kerlee and McKoy family land beginning around 1913, after Silas F. Dougherty's estate was divided among heirs. Silas Dougherty had built a large frame house in 1897 that later operated as a boarding house under the name Dougherty Heights, and the neighborhood took its name from it. Black Mountain's growth as a rail-served tourist town, with nearby Mount Mitchell, religious retreats and summer camps, shaped the demand for housing here. Most resources date from 1910 to 1930, with a second wave after the 1930s. The district holds fifty-four contributing buildings, and its houses show a range of popular early and mid twentieth-century styles, including Craftsman bungalows and Colonial Revival, Minimal Traditional and Ranch houses. It is regarded as a locally significant example of that residential development.","period_of_significance":"1897-1960","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Minimal Traditional, Ranch","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.841506-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/27/7191/47719127/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/10001132.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719127","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dougherty_Heights_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18011323"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/buncombe-county/dougherty-heights-historic-district-10001132/"}