Rosemount-McIver Park Historic District

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.