{"nrhp_refnum":"88002084","name":"Broad-Kenan Streets Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Pine, Broad, Hines and Cone","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wilson","county":"Wilson County","state":"NC","lat":35.73232482250006,"lon":-77.91960526030877,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-10-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of 218 houses across 26 city blocks northwest of downtown Wilson, North Carolina, built between the 1890s and the Depression. It is bounded roughly by Pine, Broad, Hines and Cone streets.","why_significant":"The district is described as a cohesive late 19th- and early 20th-century neighborhood showing a range of domestic architecture, including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and bungalow houses. It embodies Wilson's rapid expansion during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and retains its integrity despite some new construction and demolition.","narrative":"Northwest of downtown Wilson, North Carolina, this neighborhood covers 26 blocks and includes 218 houses built from the 1890s to the Depression. One- and two-story homes are weatherboarded or brick-veneered, and many have shingled gables and slate roofs. They sit on tree-lined streets with mature oaks and planted yards. Broad Street is the widest corridor and holds many of the finest early 1900s houses. The eastern end has Queen Anne and Colonial Revival homes, while blocks west of Daniel Street are mostly 1920s and early 1930s styles. More than 60 percent of the houses are bungalows, and Tudor Revival cottages were the most popular design of the 1930s. The district also has 73 garages, a former filling station and the Woman's Club building. Since the 1960s, some houses have become offices or apartments, and a few large modern buildings intrude. Of 345 buildings, 293 contribute to the district's character, which reflects Wilson's growth in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"S. B. Moore (architect of several houses); Berewell Riddick of Suffolk, Virginia (architect of the Edward K. Wright House); Jones Brothers (contractors)","architectural_style":"Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Bungalow","criteria":[],"status_note":"Many original single-family houses in the east end now serve as offices or apartments. Of 345 buildings, 293 are contributing and 52 are noncontributing.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:48.871295-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/75/7228/47722875/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/88002084.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722875","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad%E2%80%93Kenan_Streets_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20708540"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wilson-county/broad-kenan-streets-historic-district-88002084/"}