Hayes Barton Historic District

The Hayes Barton Historic District is a neighborhood located northwest of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Hayes Barton, an upper class neighborhood designed by landscape architect Earle Sumner Draper, contains 457 buildings on 1,750 acres (7.1 km²). The neighborhood design includes roads fitted to the contours of the land and features several public parks. The Hayes Barton neighborhood is roughly bounded by St. Mary's St., Fairview Rd., W. Roanoke Park Dr. (renamed in 2020, formerly Aycock St.), Scales St. and Williamson Dr. In 2002, the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2][3] The neighborhood takes its name from Hayes Barton, the house where Sir Walter Raleigh was born.^[4][5]

LocationRoughly bounded by St. Mary's St., Fairview Rd., W. Roanoke Park Dr., Scales St. and Williamson Dr., Raleigh, North Carolina

Coordinates35°48′14″N 78°38′57″W

Area175 acres (71 ha)

ArchitectDraper, Earle S.; Deitrick, William H.

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Hayes Barton Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Vance Street neighborhood
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Location	Roughly bounded by St. Mary's St., Fairview Rd., W. Roanoke Park Dr., Scales St. and Williamson Dr., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°48′14″N 78°38′57″W
Area	175 acres (71 ha)
Architect	Draper, Earle S.; Deitrick, William H.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
MPS	Five Points Neighborhoods, Raleigh, North Carolina MPS
NRHP reference No.	02000496[1]
Added to NRHP	May 16, 2002

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