{"nrhp_refnum":"84000535","name":"Lowe, Cicero Francis, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"204 Cascade Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winston-Salem","county":"Forsyth County","state":"NC","lat":36.07363304800003,"lon":-80.24238829799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-12-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Colonial Revival house at 204 Cascade Avenue, at Broad Street, in the Washington Park neighborhood of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was built in 1911 for Cicero Francis Lowe and is attributed to architect Willard C. Northup.","why_significant":"The house is presented as one of the few outstanding Colonial Revival residences left in Winston-Salem's turn-of-the-century neighborhoods. It reflects the tobacco- and textile-fueled prosperity that built prestigious areas like Washington Park. It is also tied to Lowe, a prominent hardware businessman with Brown-Rogers, and to Northup, a leading North Carolina architect.","narrative":"Built in 1911 on one of the highest points in Winston-Salem, this two-story frame house at Broad Street and Cascade Avenue is a fine example of Colonial Revival design. It was built for Cicero F. Lowe, a hardware company executive with Brown-Rogers, and is attributed to architect Willard C. Northup, with Fogle Brothers Lumber Company as builder. Its high hipped roof, tall chimneys and open interior plan echo the earlier Queen Anne style, while the Ionic-columned entrance, modillioned cornice and Palladian-style front door reflect classical and colonial influences. Inside are oak wainscoting, inlaid oak floors and varied fireplace surrounds. The house sits in Washington Park, laid out in 1892, where Cascade Avenue became a boulevard for prominent industrialists and businessmen. It is valued as one of the few remaining outstanding Colonial Revival residences of the city's turn-of-the-century neighborhoods and as a reminder of the prosperity of the early twentieth century. Lowe lost the house during the Depression.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Willard C. Northup (attributed architect); Fogle Brothers Lumber Company (builder)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence, in excellent condition, and undergoing sensitive rehabilitation. Changes include updated kitchen and bathrooms, added closets, an enclosed sleeping porch and a rear deck.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:50.729402-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/89/7201/47720189/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/84000535.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000535/b82bf77f5c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000535/b82bf77f5c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cicero_Francis_Lowe_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cicero_Francis_Lowe_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"91001960","name":"Washington Park Historc District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/washington-park-historc-district-91001960/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720189","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicero_Francis_Lowe_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19986864"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/forsyth-county/lowe-cicero-francis-house-84000535/"}