Lakeview Historic District
Why it's listed
Lakeview is a small resort village on the north and east shores of Crystal Lake, a fifty-acre artificial lake in southeastern Moore County. In 1903 Boston entrepreneur Harvey Holleman and turpentine businessman Percy Gardner formed the Lakeview Townsite Company, enlarged an old mill pond into the lake, and laid out house lots and a hotel site. Winter visitors, mostly from New York and New England, built cottages for the mild weather, boating, fishing and swimming. The district holds shingled Queen Anne cottages, Colonial Revival houses, bungalows, a Dutch Colonial Revival house, and a church built in 1907, along with docks, a dam and a railroad line. Three hotels stood here between about 1903 and 1983, and the 1923 Lakeview Inn was known for its summer dances. The district was listed because it remains the county's only small turn-of-the-century resort that keeps its historic character, and because of its resort architecture from 1903 to 1940.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues Lakeview is the only small turn-of-the-century resort in Moore County that retains its historic character. It qualifies under Criterion A as a small resort community and under Criterion C for its resort architecture, including shingled Queen Anne cottages, Colonial Revival houses and bungalows.
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 00000513, listed May 18, 2000. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Camp Easter Rd., Crystal Lake Dr., Holly Rd., Matthews Rd., and McFayden Ln., Lakeview |
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| County | Moore County |
| Listed | May 18, 2000 |
| Reference number | 00000513 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1903-1940 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Neoclassical Revival, Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival, Craftsman |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used for single dwellings and religious purposes. The Lakeview Inn was demolished in 1983 and replaced by condominiums, and residents gained ownership of Crystal Lake and restored it. |
| Acreage | 90 |
| Coordinates | 35.23783, -79.31255 (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 00000513.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19865038
- This listing as JSON
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