{"nrhp_refnum":"85001672","name":"Glenwood","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Wade Ave., Norfolk and Southern Railway, Belmont St. and Glenwood Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake County","state":"NC","lat":35.79281306000004,"lon":-78.6457883119323,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-07-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Glenwood is a residential suburban historic district in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, platted in 1906 along both sides of Glenwood Avenue north of Peace Street. The nominated area covers about 63 acres of the original 125-acre plan.","why_significant":"Glenwood is argued to be one of Raleigh's first 20th-century suburbs and the first major documented effort to house the city's growing white middle class. It retains its original block and lot sizes, setbacks, service alleys, sidewalks and trees. Its developer, James H. Pou, is presented as a New South leader, and its houses show typical early suburban architecture.","narrative":"Glenwood is a streetcar-era residential suburb on a ridge at the northwest edge of old Raleigh. Attorney James H. Pou bought the land in 1905-06, and the engineering firm Riddick and Mann platted it that June along Glenwood Avenue. Lots sold briskly, and a large auction in 1908 was reported as the biggest land sale in the city to that date. Water, sewers, sidewalks and streetcar service came with the lots. Narrow, deep lots, shallow 20-foot setbacks, rear service alleys and street trees still give the area a dense, walkable character. Houses range from large Queen Anne/Colonial hybrids along Glenwood Avenue to two-story Colonial boxes, Craftsman foursquares and many small bungalows. Early residents included carpenters, railroad workers, teachers, a bacteriologist and small businessmen. Deed covenants set minimum house costs and excluded Black buyers. The district is recognized for community planning, architecture and its place in Raleigh's early twentieth-century urban growth, alongside Boylan Heights and Cameron Park.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Platted by Riddick and Mann; developed by James H. Pou through the Glenwood Land Company","architectural_style":"Queen Anne/Colonial hybrids, Colonial Box, bungalows, Craftsman and Mission-style foursquares","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Mostly occupied residential neighborhood. Commercial development has altered the east edge along Belmont (North West) Street and Brooklyn Heights near Peace Street, and one inventoried house at 902 Glenwood Avenue is noted as demolished.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:48.904859-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/31/7186/47718631/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/85001672.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"02000058","name":"Glenwood-Brooklyn Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/glenwood-brooklyn-historic-district-boundary-increase-and-decrease-02000058/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718631","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenwood%E2%80%93Brooklyn_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5569452"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wake-county/glenwood-85001672/"}