Cary Historic District Explained

Cary Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly along Dry Ave., S. Academy St., and Park St., Cary, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.7858°N -78.7822°W
Built:c.
Architect:Works Progress Administration
Architecture:Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman
Added:April 25, 2001
Refnum:01000425

Cary Historic District is a national historic district located at Cary, Wake County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 39 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Cary. The district developed between about 1890 and 1945, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the former Cary High School (Later Cary Elementary School at application, now Cary Arts Center[1]) built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration, Esther Ivey House (c. 1890), Captain Harrison P. Guess House (1830s, c. 1900), and Dr. John P. Hunter House (c. 1925).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History & Public Art. Town of Cary.
  2. Web site: Kelly Lally Molloy . Cary Historic District . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . December 2000. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-06-01.