Spread Out Historic District
Also known as: North Waynesville Addition
Why it's listed
Northeast of downtown Waynesville, the Spread Out Historic District is a residential neighborhood of about ninety-five resources laid out between North Main and Walnut streets, with Boundary, Hazel and Maple streets extending east. Its houses were built mainly in the first quarter of the twentieth century, beginning with a few two-story frame houses on Boundary Street in the mid-1890s. The district includes substantial Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Queen Anne dwellings alongside bungalows, Period Cottages and Minimal Traditional houses. The Gothic and Mission Revival Presbyterian church, dedicated in February 1907, anchors the north end of Main Street. The district is regarded as significant for its architecture because it preserves a concentration of the styles common in Waynesville from the 1890s through the post-World War II years, with a number of contributing buildings retaining historic integrity.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the district is the largest and best-defined historic residential neighborhood in Waynesville and that its houses show a concentration of popular late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century styles, including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Craftsman and Ranch, that retain integrity. It is locally significant under Criterion C for architecture.
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 10001095, listed December 28, 2010. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by N Main St, Walnut St, and Beech St, Waynesville |
|---|---|
| County | Haywood County |
| Listed | December 28, 2010 |
| Reference number | 10001095 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca. 1895-1958 |
| Architect / builder | Phillips, D. V. - builder |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 25 |
| Coordinates | 35.49534, -82.98382 (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 10001095.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q20712945
- This listing as JSON
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