Glenwood-Brooklyn Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)
Also known as: Glenwood Historic District
Why it's listed
Raleigh's Glenwood and Brooklyn neighborhoods were laid out in 1905 to 1907 by the Glenwood Land Company, incorporated by James H. Pou, Albert Murray and William J. Andrews as street car suburbs north and west of downtown. The district holds mainly frame houses of one, one-and-a-half and two stories, most with weatherboard or wood-shingle siding, gabled roofs and porches, along with outbuildings, apartment buildings, small commercial buildings, a church and the Richard H. Lewis School. Its houses show a range of early-twentieth-century types and styles, including Victorian-influenced vernacular forms, Craftsman bungalows and Colonial Revival work. Lots were sold from 1906 onward, and the area reflects the city's growth and its middle-class and working-class population, including many railroad employees. Its development and architecture are the basis for listing, and the period of significance runs to 1951, when Modernist and Ranch styles began to appear.
Significance in brief: The district is significant as an early-twentieth-century suburban development planned by the Glenwood Land Company from 1905, representing the city's effort to accommodate a growing middle class. It is also architecturally significant for its range of early-twentieth-century house types, construction methods and historicist styles, and it retains good integrity overall.
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 02000058, listed February 20, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by W. Peace St., St. Mary's St. Wills Forest St. and Glenwood Ave., Raleigh |
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| County | Wake County |
| Listed | February 20, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02000058 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1907-1951 |
| Architectural style | Victorian, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Tudor Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Good integrity overall; 365 total resources, 198 of 242 in the original district contributing; the Brooklyn area added 123 resources, 90 contributing. |
| Acreage | 20 |
| Within district | Glenwood |
| Coordinates | 35.79625, -78.64488 (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 02000058.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5569452
- This listing as JSON
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