East Sanford Historic District is a national historic district located at Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina. It encompasses 135 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a predominantly residential section of Sanford. The district includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture, with buildings largely dated between 1894 and 1960. Notable buildings include the East Sanford Graded School, Sanford Congregational Christian Church (1904; 1924; 1949), Deaton-Makepeace House (c. 1900), and Sanford Chapel (1940s).[2]
East Sanford Historic District | |
 Houses on Fifth Street north of Maple Avenue | |
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| Location | Bounded roughly by Charlotte Ave., Goldsboro Ave., N. First St., S. Second St., and S. Eighth St., Sanford, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°28′48″N 79°10′8″W / 35.48000°N 79.16889°W |
| Area | 68 acres (28 ha) |
| Built | 1894 |
| Built by | Joe W. Stout |
| Architect | C.G. Sayre |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman |
| MPS | Lee County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 10001096[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 28, 2010 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10. National Park Service. January 7, 2011. Archived from the original on August 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ Laura A. W. Phillips (May 2010). "East Sanford Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.