Southern Pines Historic District
Also known as: See Also:Boyd,James,House
Why it's listed
Southern Pines Historic District covers roughly 320 acres of the original town in the Sandhills of Moore County, North Carolina. The Seaboard Railway runs through its center, with a downtown of frame and brick commercial buildings on both sides of the tracks. Street patterns combine an early square grid with curving roads in the Weymouth Heights subdivisions to the south. The district contains buildings from 1883 to 1941, including small Queen Anne cottages, many wood-shingled Craftsman bungalows, and a large group of Colonial Revival houses. Large English and Norman Cottage style houses, mostly by Aymar Embury II and Alfred Yeomans, cluster at the south end. Embury also designed downtown buildings, among them the Citizens Bank and Trust Building, the 1937 Post Office and the 1939 Library. Churches, garages and other outbuildings add to the fabric. The district counts 495 contributing and 183 noncontributing resources, set among pines, magnolias and hollies planted in the early twentieth century.
Significance in brief: The visible text covers only the physical description, not the Section 8 significance statement. It presents the district as a well-preserved collection of pre-World War II buildings, including architect-designed Colonial Revival and English/Norman Cottage houses, many by Aymar Embury II and Alfred Yeomans. The district also has a notable downtown, a New England-influenced stock of shingled cottages, and mature planted landscaping.
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 91001875, listed December 27, 1991. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Bounded by Saylor St., New Jersey Ave., Illinois Ave. and Massachusetts Ave. Ext., Southern Pines |
|---|---|
| County | Moore County |
| Listed | December 27, 1991 |
| Reference number | 91001875 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Aymar Embury II; Alfred Yeomans; Louis Lachine (engineer, apparently designer); Benton and Benton of Wilson; Walter Flower |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, English Cottage, Vernacular Commercial |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Many early houses have been altered, but the district's buildings are described as well-preserved overall. Houses and commercial buildings remain in domestic, commercial, hotel and post office use. |
| Acreage | 320 |
| Coordinates | 35.17261, -79.38909 (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 91001875.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q20714010
- This listing as JSON
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