{"nrhp_refnum":"11000953","name":"Old South Mebane Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded by Holt, S. 1st, S. 5th, Austin, E. Wilson, & Roosevelt Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mebane","county":"Alamance County","state":"NC","lat":36.089067250000056,"lon":-79.27071815757131,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-12-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A compact, densely developed, almost entirely residential historic district of about 103 acres south of downtown Mebane, Alamance County, North Carolina, containing 349 resources, mostly houses built from about 1900 to 1961.","why_significant":"The district is significant for its intact collection of early- to mid-twentieth-century domestic architecture, showing Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Period Cottage, Minimal Traditional and Ranch styles plus vernacular house types. It also includes churches and a former school. The form describes its integrity as high, with 255 contributing resources.","narrative":"Old South Mebane is a compact residential neighborhood of roughly 103 acres just south of the downtown commercial area of Mebane, North Carolina. Laid out on a nearly flat grid of streets, it holds 349 resources, of which 255 contribute to its historic character. Most are wood-frame houses of one to two-and-one-half stories, some with brick veneer, built between about 1900 and 1961. The styles include Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Craftsman bungalows, Period Cottage, Minimal Traditional and Ranch, alongside modest vernacular forms such as gable-and-wing houses and rows of probable workers' housing. Churches in Gothic Revival and Colonial Revival styles and a former Colonial Revival school break up the residential pattern. Many houses keep original porches, and garages and other outbuildings accompany the principal buildings. Vinyl siding and replacement windows are common, yet the overall character remains intact. The district was listed for the continuity of this early twentieth-century neighborhood development, with a high degree of preserved setting, design and feeling.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1900-1961","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Late Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Period Cottage, Ranch, Minimal Traditional, and no style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most properties are described as extremely well maintained, with little demolition; some surface parking has been added around churches and the former school.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:53.259558-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/34/7188/47718834/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/11000953.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"13000933","name":"Old South Mebane Historic District (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/old-south-mebane-historic-district-boundary-increase-13000933/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718834","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_South_Mebane_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17560736"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/alamance-county/old-south-mebane-historic-district-11000953/"}