Beverly Hills Historic District
Why it's listed
Beverly Hills is a residential district of about 48 acres in northeast Burlington, North Carolina, built around a curving street plan platted in 1927 by civil engineer J. L. Thrower under city engineer A. C. Linberg. Developers D. R. and C. C. Fonville founded Fonville Realty Company that year and sold lots to middle-class buyers, with twenty-five houses erected by August 1928. The district holds 148 primary and 95 secondary resources, mostly built between the late 1920s and the 1950s. Its houses range from bungalows and Colonial, Tudor and Mediterranean Revival dwellings to Minimal Traditional and Ranch houses. Most are frame or brick, with granite gate posts marking the Rolling Road entrance. The district is considered significant for its planning and for its cohesive collection of early to mid-twentieth-century residential architecture, with most primary buildings retaining their historic character.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the district is significant for community planning and development, as one of Burlington's 1920s middle-class subdivisions, and for architecture, as an intact collection of early to mid-twentieth-century houses in nationally popular styles. Developers D. R. and C. C. Fonville created the subdivision in 1927, and about eighty-six percent of primary resources are described as retaining high integrity.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 09000599, listed August 5, 2009. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Portion of 14 blocks on N. Main St., Rolling Rd., Highland Ave., Virginia Ave., N. Ireland St., N. St. John St., Burlington |
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| County | Alamance County |
| Listed | August 5, 2009 |
| Reference number | 09000599 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca. 1919-1959 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Mediterranean Revival, Minimal Traditional, Ranch, I-House |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 48 |
| Coordinates | 36.09909, -79.42612 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 09000599.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q17509629
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.