Haymount Historic District (Boundary Increase)
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Why it's listed
Haymount's Bradford Avenue section holds thirteen buildings dating from about 1847 to 1948, centered on a street that once led into the U.S. Arsenal built in 1838 on Haymount Hill. The arsenal was destroyed by General W. T. Sherman in 1865, and its distinctive brownstone was later reused in walls and yards along the street. The houses include the McGary-Small House, begun about 1847, and the McMillan-Rankin House, built about 1851 and remodeled later in the century. The 1897 E. A. Poe House is a large two-story Queen Anne frame house built by local builder Ruffin Vaughn. Several Colonial Revival houses were built in the 1910s and 1920s for Fayetteville businessmen and professionals. Highsmith Hospital, completed in 1926 to a design by Charles Hartmann of Greensboro, served the city as its only community hospital until about 1960. The district also includes St. Patrick's Catholic Church, completed in 1936, and the twelve-unit Devereux Apartments, built in 1940.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the area is one of Fayetteville's oldest and most intact residential areas and that it adds most of the remaining historic resources of the original Haymount suburb. It cites Highsmith Hospital's medical history as the basis for Criterion A and the range of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival and Gothic Revival houses and churches as the basis for Criterion C. The area also includes land once part of the U.S. Arsenal.
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 07000296, listed April 10, 2007. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 100-200 blks Bradford Ave., 801 Hay St., 801, 802, 806 Arsenal Ave., Fayetteville |
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| County | Cumberland County |
| Listed | April 10, 2007 |
| Reference number | 07000296 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca. 1847-ca. 1957 |
| Architect / builder | Hartmann, Charles (architect); Vaughn, Ruffin (builder) |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne; Colonial Revival; Gothic Revival; Beaux Arts modified Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Health/Medicine |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Highsmith Hospital was modernized about 1970 and closed as a hospital in 1986, after which it became the Cumberland County Mental Health Center; the nurses' residence was remodeled into the Museum of the Cape Fear. |
| Acreage | 12 |
| Coordinates | 35.05591, -78.89195 (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 07000296.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18207680
- This listing as JSON
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