Lee Avenue Historic District
Lee Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina. It encompasses 70 contributing buildings in the historic village of Jonesboro, now part of Sanford. The district includes notable examples of Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture, with buildings largely dated between about 1882 to the 1940s. Notable buildings include the Pierce-Seawell House (c. 1882), Barnes House (c. 1886), Jonesboro Methodist Church Parsonage (c. 1885), Lonnie Thomas House (1941), and Jonesboro Baptist Church (1950).[2]
Lee Avenue Historic District | |
 Barnes House, Lee Avenue Historic District, March 2007 | |
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| Location | Roughly along Lee Avenue, W. Main St., S. Academy St., and W. Raleigh St., Sanford, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°27′19″N 79°09′12″W |
| Area | 54 acres (22 ha) |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architect | Cox, Leslie P.; McBryde, et al. |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, et al. |
| MPS | Lee County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000944[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 6, 2002 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- M. Ruth Little (March 2002). "Lee Avenue Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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