Old South Mebane Historic District

Old South Mebane is a compact residential neighborhood of roughly 103 acres just south of the downtown commercial area of Mebane, North Carolina. Laid out on a nearly flat grid of streets, it holds 349 resources, of which 255 contribute to its historic character. Most are wood-frame houses of one to two-and-one-half stories, some with brick veneer, built between about 1900 and 1961. The styles include Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Craftsman bungalows, Period Cottage, Minimal Traditional and Ranch, alongside modest vernacular forms such as gable-and-wing houses and rows of probable workers' housing. Churches in Gothic Revival and Colonial Revival styles and a former Colonial Revival school break up the residential pattern. Many houses keep original porches, and garages and other outbuildings accompany the principal buildings. Vinyl siding and replacement windows are common, yet the overall character remains intact. The district was listed for the continuity of this early twentieth-century neighborhood development, with a high degree of preserved setting, design and feeling.