{"nrhp_refnum":"86003442","name":"West End Historic District","other_names":["See Also:Poindexter, H. D., Houses","Zevely House"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by W. End Blvd., Sixth, Broad, and Fourth Sts., I-40, Sunset Dr., and Peters Creek","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winston-Salem","county":"Forsyth County","state":"NC","lat":36.09812292800004,"lon":-80.25830258041918,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-12-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A crescent-shaped residential historic district on the western edge of downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with 610 recorded properties across forty-six whole or partial blocks. It was laid out in 1890 by city engineer Jacob Lott Ludlow as a streetcar suburb.","why_significant":"The nomination describes the West End as one of the most fully realized and intact turn-of-the-century streetcar suburbs in North Carolina. Its curvilinear streets, terraced lawns, stone retaining walls and parks follow the hilly terrain. It also holds a varied collection of houses in popular styles built between 1887 and 1930, including some of the finest in Winston-Salem.","narrative":"West End is a hilly, crescent-shaped neighborhood just west of downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Winston's first city engineer, Jacob Lott Ludlow, planned it in 1890 as a picturesque suburb, using curving streets, small parks and terraced lots that respond to the steep terrain. The district holds 610 recorded properties, mostly houses with front porches, along with four notable churches, a few commercial and apartment buildings, and the YWCA and YMCA. Building was heaviest between 1900 and 1929. Homes range from Queen Anne dwellings of the 1890s to Neo-Classical and Colonial Revival mansions, Craftsman bungalows and Tudor-influenced stucco houses. Granite retaining walls, steps and curbs tie the architecture to the landscape. Parks such as Grace Court, Springs Park and Hanes Park add to the setting. The district is recognized because its plan, landscape and buildings from 1887 to 1930 remain remarkably intact and show how an early streetcar suburb developed.","period_of_significance":"1887-1930","architect_builder":"Jacob Lott Ludlow (landscape plan); Hill Linthicum, Blauvelt and Gates, Willard C. Northup (architects of individual houses); Fogle Brothers (builders of the Ludlow House)","architectural_style":"Queen Anne, Neo-Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Tudor Revival, Spanish Mission, Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as largely intact and occupied, mostly private residences with some commercial buildings, churches, the YWCA and the YMCA; the form lists condition as excellent.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:50.775229-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/6/7202/47720206/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/86003442.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003442/25b9171572-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003442/25b9171572-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Paul Sableman","credit_html":"Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Do_Not_Block_Driveway_(30943818983).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720206","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_End_Historic_District_(Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21016334"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/forsyth-county/west-end-historic-district-86003442/"}