Fuquay Springs Historic District
Fuquay Varina Downtown, April 2014
Fuquay Springs Historic District is located in North Carolina
Fuquay Springs Historic District
Fuquay Springs Historic District is located in the United States
Fuquay Springs Historic District
LocationRoughly, S. Main St. and Fuquay Ave. from Spring St. to Sunset Dr. and Spring St. from Spring Ave. to Angier Rd.S. Main Street on the east; Sunset Drive on the south; Kite Drive on the west; W. Spring Street on the north, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Coordinates35°34′49″N 78°47′55″W / 35.58028°N 78.79861°W / 35.58028; -78.79861
Area23.26 acres (9.41 ha)
Builtc. 1899 (1899)
ArchitectHairr, A. Y.
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
MPSWake County MPS
NRHP reference No.96001398, 14000230 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1996, May 19, 2014 (Boundary Increase)

Fuquay Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, North Carolina. The districts encompasses 36 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the town of Fuquay-Varina. The predominantly residential district developed between about 1899 and 1946, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Ben-Wiley Hotel and Fuquay Mineral Spring. Other notable buildings include the Varina Mercantile Building (1899), Barham Hotel (c. 1908), Ballentine-Spence House (c. 1910, 1927), Barbour-Perkins House (c. 1928), Proctor House (1925), and Harold Johnson House (1938).[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, with a boundary increase in 2014.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Beth P. Thomas (June 1996). "Fuquay Springs Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Sybil H. Argintar (December 2013). "Fuquay Springs Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.


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