South Broad-East Fifth Streets Historic District

Southeast of Burlington's business district, this nine-block neighborhood of tree-shaded, hilly streets is centered on South Broad and East Fifth Streets. It contains 108 contributing resources, including 76 principal buildings, mostly one- to two-story houses, and 32 garages and sheds. The oldest are Queen Anne cottages and an Episcopal rectory from the 1890s and early 1900s. During the 1920s a notable group of bungalows went up, several faced in stone with grapevine mortar joints, and some were probably built by contractor H. F. Mitchell. Apartment buildings such as the 1928 Holt Apartments, with a courtyard and Spanish-tiled stoops, show the spread of multi-family housing. In the 1930s landlords added small Craftsman duplexes and rental houses. Building continued through the Depression and the start of World War II. The area was listed for its architecture and for what it shows of Burlington's residential development between about 1890 and 1950. Many houses have replacement siding or windows, but most keep their original character.