Uptown Suburbs Historic District

Historic district in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Uptown Suburbs Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Scene on Otteray Avenue
35°58′09″N 80°01′23″W / 35.96917°N 80.02306°W / 35.96917; -80.02306
Area	330 acres (130 ha)
Built	1903 (1903)
Built by	Robert Connor
Architect	Harry Barton
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.	12001158^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 9, 2013

Uptown Suburbs Historic District, also known as Johnson Place, Sheraton Hill, The Parkway, Roland Park, and Emerywood, is a national historic district located at High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 759 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 12 contributing structures in a predominantly middle- to upper-class residential section of High Point. They were built between 1903 and 1963 and include notable examples of Colonial Revival architecture, Tudor Revival architecture, and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture. Located in the district and listed separately are the Lucy and J. Vassie Wilson House, Dr. C. S. Grayson House, Hardee Apartments, J. C. Siceloff House, John H. Adams House, and A. E. Taplin Apartment Building. Another notable building is the Sidney Halstead Tomlinson House (c. 1924).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/07/13 through 1/11/13. National Park Service. January 18, 2013.
^ Heather M. Wagner (June 2012). "Uptown Suburbs Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.