Washington Park Historc District
Also known as: See Also:Lowe, Cicero Francis, House
The pin is a point inside the NPS boundary polygon, not a surveyed location.
Why it's listed
Washington Park is a planned residential neighborhood of about twenty-five blocks on a ridge overlooking Salem Creek, south of the central business district of Winston-Salem. Jacob Lott Ludlow drew its plat in 1891, and the streets were recorded in March 1892, with a park of about seventy-five acres at its core. Developed largely between the 1890s and World War II, the neighborhood was served by a streetcar line on Main Street and Cascade Avenue that began running in 1890. Its houses include Victorian, Queen Anne, Shingle, Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Moravian Revival and Tudor Revival examples, with most of the houses built in the 1910s and 1920s. The large houses of prosperous businessmen on the first three blocks of Cascade Avenue anchor the district. Its stone walls and steps, tree-lined streets and original alley system remain largely intact, and the neighborhood is regarded as a representative example of an early twentieth-century streetcar suburb in North Carolina.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the district is significant for its role in the growth of Winston-Salem from the 1890s to World War II as an early streetcar suburb that housed prominent business and civic leaders. It also argues the district is significant as a planned suburb with well-preserved examples of pre-World War II architectural styles, including Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival houses, and that it retains its original layout and much of its historic building stock.
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 91001960, listed January 13, 1992. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by Leonard St., Acadia Ave., Sunnyside Ave., Vintage Ave., Broad St., Bond St. and Washington Park, Winston-Salem |
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| County | Forsyth County |
| Listed | January 13, 1992 |
| Reference number | 91001960 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1891-1941 |
| Architect / builder | Jacob Lott Ludlow (planner); Fogle Brothers Company (builders); Willard C. Northup (architect); Luther S. Lashmit (architect) |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Victorian, Classical Revival, Shingle, Moravian Revival, Tudor Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 145 |
| Coordinates | 36.07389, -80.24364 (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 91001960.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q21016321
- This listing as JSON
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