Boylan Heights

Boylan Heights was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985; the area comprising the nomination contained approximately 250 structures.

"Before its development beginning in 1907, the property which is now Boylan Heights was once a large wooded site. From its apex at Montfort Hall, the land slopes steadily downward toward the east, south, and west. Instead of the right angle grid of streets common to Raleigh's earlier development, Boylan Heights was platted with the city's first curvilinear grid, designed to respond to the sloping topography of the site. At the neighborhood's request, and in recognition of the neighborhood's unique design and special character, City Council designated Boylan Heights as a historic district in 1984.

"[While] there are tall, substantial (but architecturally conservative), large wood- framed dwellings in Boylan Heights (predominantly Queen Anne/Colonial Hybrid, Colonial Box or Foursquare, and Dutch Colonial) along Boylan Avenue in particular, which as a result has an air of dominance in the neighborhood. Nevertheless, it might be said that Boylan Heights is the suburb of the bungalow." — source: Raleigh Historic Districts Commission, Raleigh Design Guidelines, 2001.

Art Walk

Since the early 1990s Boylan Heights is the site of an annual "Art Walk." An advertisement for the December 2007 event explains: ""Over 100 artists display and sell their work from porches, homes and studios. This is a wonderful opportunity to stroll through an historic neighborhood and shop for special gifts for the holidays. " (Just 4 years earlier, the 2003 advertisement touted 'over 60 artists'.)"

Street Names: Cutler Street, Dupont Circle, Florence Street, Kinsey Street, McCulloch Street, Rosengarten Street, South Boylan Avenie, South Saunders Street, Stokes Street, West Cabarrus Street, West Lenoir Street, West South Street