Pope Air Force Base Historic District
Also known as: Pope Air Force Base Depression-Era Contanment
Why it's listed
Pope Air Force Base Historic District is a group of 32 buildings in Fayetteville, North Carolina, constructed in 1933 and 1934 as the first cantonment at Pope Field. It includes Fleming Hall, a three-story Georgian Revival barracks later used as Command Headquarters, a former fire station, a former medical dispensary, 21 officers' houses on Maynard, Etheridge and Virgin Streets, and associated garages. Walls are hollow tile masonry with painted stucco, set on concrete foundations; roofs were originally Spanish tile and are now mostly asphalt shingle. Funding came from the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932, which supported public construction during the Great Depression. The nomination presents the district as a record of the earliest military expansion at the field and of pre-Roosevelt Federal job creation. It also reflects national military housing programs of the late 1920s, which aimed to replace temporary quarters with planned, park-like neighborhoods. One 1984 office building is the only noncontributing resource.
Significance in brief: The district marks the first, Depression-era military expansion at Pope Field and an early direct Federal effort to relieve unemployment under the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932. The buildings are also typical of 1930s military base construction that addressed a severe housing shortage, following Army planning standards from the late 1920s.
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 90002152, listed January 25, 1991. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Bldgs. 300, 302, 306, and Old Family Housing Units, Fayetteville |
|---|---|
| County | Cumberland County |
| Listed | January 25, 1991 |
| Reference number | 90002152 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1933-1934 |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival (Fleming Hall and, to a lesser extent, the smaller administrative buildings); form lists "No Style" |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Economics, Military, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Buildings remain in military use: Fleming Hall serves as Command Headquarters, former family housing is still used as housing or offices, and most garages serve as vehicle or storage buildings. |
| Acreage | 15.5 |
| Coordinates | 35.17043, -79.00347 (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 90002152.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18217154
- This listing as JSON
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