Hayes Barton Historic District
Why it's listed
Built as a planned suburb beginning in 1920 on rolling land northwest of downtown Raleigh, the Hayes Barton Historic District was laid out by landscape architect Earle Sumner Draper for developers Dan, Frank, and William Allen. Its gently curving streets follow the contours of the land and wrap around Potomac Park, a naturalistic median created from a small stream, where the largest houses sit on a rise overlooking the green. Most houses date from the 1920s and reflect period revival styles, especially Georgian Revival, with Tudor Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival, and Craftsman examples as well. Local builders Howard E. Satterfield and J.W. Coffey and Son constructed many of the homes, and architects including William H. Deitrick and Thomas W. Cooper designed others. The district is listed for its planning by Draper, a regionally significant designer, and for the concentration of architecture from the 1920s to the early 1950s.
Significance in brief: The district is significant as an early twentieth-century suburban neighborhood planned by landscape architect Earle Sumner Draper around curving streets and a naturalistic median park, Potomac Park. Its houses, largely in period revival styles, are described as an exceptionally large collection of Georgian Revival dwellings, and the nomination argues it is a notable collection of early twentieth-century architecture. It is also tied to the growth of Raleigh's Five Points suburbs and the role of the automobile.
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). NRHP reference 02000496, listed May 16, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by St. Mary's St., Fairview Rd., Aycock St., Scales St. and Williamson Dr., Raleigh |
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| County | Wake County |
| Listed | May 16, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02000496 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1920-1952 |
| Architect / builder | Earle Sumner Draper (landscape architect); William H. Deitrick and Thomas W. Cooper (architects); Howard E. Satterfield and J.W. Coffey and Son (builders) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival, Tudor Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, Craftsman Bungalow, American Foursquare |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 175 |
| Coordinates | 35.80719, -78.65070 (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 02000496.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives)
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14707962
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.