{"nrhp_refnum":"97000255","name":"Rosemount-McIver Park Historic District","other_names":["Rosemont--McIver Park Historic District"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by N. Horner Blvd., N. Vance and Carthage Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sanford","county":"Lee County","state":"NC","lat":35.48262903250006,"lon":-79.18584204787771,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-03-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roughly eighty-acre residential historic district adjoining downtown Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina, made up of the Rosemount neighborhood (grid laid out about 1910) and McIver Park (curvilinear streets laid out in the mid-1920s).","why_significant":"The two neighborhoods were Sanford's most fashionable residential area between the world wars. They hold a high-quality collection of houses in popular period styles such as Queen Anne, Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival. The district also has a high ratio of contributing resources, with 172 contributing and 39 noncontributing. The significance statement itself was cut off in the supplied text, so this reflects the description section.","narrative":"Rosemount-McIver Park is an area of about eighty acres next to downtown Sanford, North Carolina, formed by two neighborhoods with different layouts. Rosemount, the older, follows a rectangular street grid laid out about 1910. McIver Park, planned in the mid-1920s, uses curving streets, including Summit and Sunset drives, known locally as the Loop, along Dry Creek. Brick and granite gateways mark some entrances. Between the world wars this was Sanford's most fashionable residential area. Its houses range from compact bungalows and cottages to large Tudor and Colonial Revival homes, in frame, brick and brick tile. Many have original garages and sheds, and landscaping includes azalea beds and retaining walls of brick and local brownstone. Houses were built for local business figures, including brick manufacturer Lewis D. Isenhour and builder William L. Jewell. Eighty-six percent of the main buildings contribute to the district's historic character, and most keep enough integrity despite some siding replacement and post-war infill.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Local architect L. M. Thompson and contractors Link Boykin and Vesper Brown are named for individual houses; no single architect is given for the district.","architectural_style":"Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, Craftsman","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most houses are kept in good condition and remain in residential use. Some are rentals that are not well maintained, and some historic buildings have been fitted with synthetic siding. A few now house offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:48.796752-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/29/7181/47718129/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/97000255.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000255/6fdcceceb4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000255/6fdcceceb4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD","credit_html":"Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ROSEMOUNT-McIVER_PARK_HISTORIC_DISTRICT;_LEE_COUNTY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718129","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemount%E2%80%93McIver_Park_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20713841"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/lee-county/rosemount-mciver-park-historic-district-97000255/"}