The Hayes Barton Historic District is a neighborhood located northwest of downtown Raleigh

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. Hayes Barton, an upper class

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 neighborhood designed by landscape architect Earle Sumner Draper, contains 457 buildings on 1750 acres (7.1 km²). The neighborhood design includes roads fitted to the contours of the land and features several public parks. The Hayes Barton boundaries are St. Mary's Street, Fairview Road, Aycock Street, Scales Street, and Williamson Drive. In 2002, the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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External Links

• National Register Historic Districts in Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh Historic Districts Commission