Earle Sumner Draper Explained

Earle Sumner Draper (October 19, 1893 – July 1, 1994) was an American town planner and a landscape designer, who is known for coining the term "urban sprawl". He worked under John Nolen.^[1]

A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Projects

His works include:

• Silvertown Historic Mill Village, Thomaston, GA
• Alexander Manufacturing Company Mill Village Historic District, roughly bounded by Victory & Wilson Drs., Allen & S. Broadway Sts. Forest City, NC (Draper, Earle Sumner), NRHP-listed
• Cliffside Public School, 1 N. Main St. Cliffside, NC (Draper, Earle Sumner), NRHP-listed
• Druid Hills Historic District, roughly bounded by Meadowbrook Terrace, US 25N, Ashwood Rd., and Ridgewood Ave. Hendersonville, NC (Draper, Earle Sumner), NRHP-listed
• Erlanger Mill Village Historic District, roughly bounded by Winston Rd., Short, 7th, Hames, Second Rainbow, Park Circle, & Olympia Sts. Lexington, NC (Draper, Earle Sumner), NRHP-listed
• Hayes Barton Historic District, roughly bounded by St. Mary's St., Glenwood Ave. and Williamson Dr. Raleigh, NC (Draper, Earle S.), NRHP-listed
• Laurelwood Cemetery, bordered by Laurel, W. White, Stewart, and W. Main Sts. Rock Hill, SC (Draper, Earle S.), NRHP-listed
• Lexington Residential Historic District, roughly bounded by State St., W. Fifth St., Martin St., Westside Dr., Southbound St., and W. Ninth Ave. Lexington, NC (Draper, Earle Sumner), NRHP-listed
• McAdenville Historic District, 100-413 Main St., Elm and Poplar Sts., and cross sts. from I-85 to S. Fork of Catawba River McAdenville, NC (Draper, Earle Sumner), NRHP-listed
• Pacolet Mill Office, 180 Montgomery Ave., Pacolet, SC (Draper, Earle S.), NRHP-listed
• Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, NRHP-listed^[2]
• Chicopee Mill and Village, Atlanta Hwy, Gainesville, GA (Draper, Earle S.), NRHP-listed

He also did work in

• MidTown (Columbus, Georgia)
• Sequoyah Hills, Tennessee
• Lake Lure, North Carolina - the 1926 Draper Plan for what is today the Lake Lure Town Center

Notes and References

1. Web site: Earl Sumner Draper - Shaping the American City . 2024-04-09 . public.websites.umich.edu.
2. Web site: Davyd Foard Hood. Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 1992. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.