Green Level Historic District | |
Location | Jct. Green Level Church, Green Level West Rd., and Beaver Dam Rd., Cary, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°47′06″N 78°54′11″W / 35.78500°N 78.90306°W |
Area | 75 acres (30 ha) |
Built | 1907 |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival, et al. |
MPS | Wake County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 01000340 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 5, 2001 |
Green Level is an unincorporated community in southwestern Wake County, North Carolina, United States. [2] It was founded c. 1800 and is one of the best preserved crossroads communities in the county. [2] Although historically connected to the town of Apex, Green Level now lies within the municipal jurisdiction of the town of Cary. [3]
The community started as a crossroads along the stage route between Raleigh and Pittsboro in the first half of the 19th century. [1] It formed where the stage route crossed the Holly Springs to Hillsborough Road. [2] The community was literally named because it was "green" and "level". [2] Green Level was a resting spot for the stagecoach and also became a social and commercial hub for people who lived several miles out in the surrounding countryside. [2] Families living in the area included Council, Ferrell, Mills, Upchurch, Utley, and Yates. [2]
A post office was established in Green Level in 1847. Its postmasters included Thomas S. Johnson, Sidney W. Mitchell, Golden H. Upchurch, James H. Upchurch, and Thomas J. Utley. [2] Its post office closed in 1888. [2]
Green Level started growing after the Civil War and included a Baptist church, two grist and sawmills, a Masonic Lodge (founded in 1867), two schools, and seven stores by the early 1870s. [1] [2] The church was founded in 1870 by Rev. Matthew Ferrell and was originally known as the Providence Baptist Church but was later renamed Green Level Baptist Church in 1871. [2]
Green Level continued to function as a commercial center through the early 20th century, important to the local bright-leaf tobacco farmers. [1] This tobacco was a lucrative cash crop that grew especially well in Western Wake County because of its rich Triassic soils. [2] However, with the arrival of the railroad and the automobile, the stage route and local community center was no longer as significant. [2] Although Green Level began declining in the mid-20th century, its church and Masonic Lodge continued to be active. [2] In the later part of the 20th century, the community became part of in an area of Wake County that was suburbanizing with commuters. [2]
The core of the community was designated the Green Level Historic District in 2001. [3] [1] This national historic district encompasses some 75 acres (30 ha)that includes 31 contributing buildings, one contributing site and four contributing structures in the crossroads community of Green Level. [2] [3] It also includes a cemetery. [2] Its boundaries are the intersection of Green Level Church Road and Green Level West Road, and Green Level Church Road north for approximately 3,000 feet (910 m). [3]
The district developed sometime during the period between roughly 1890 and 1945 and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival and Gothic Revival, style architecture. [3] One of the central buildings of the community is Green Level Baptist Church (1907), located near the crossroads of Green Level Church Road and Green Level West Road. [2] It features Gothic Revival details and is one of the best-preserved country churches in Wake County. [2]
Other notable buildings include the Green Level Community Store (1945), A. C. and Helon Council House (late 19th century), the Vick and Mattie Council House. ( c. 1890), and the Alious H. and Daisey Mills Farm and Store (1916). [2] The historic district also includes the. M. and Vallaria Council Farm, a well-preserved tobacco farm complex. [2] Its National Register application form notes, "The district as a whole remains remarkably intact, retaining integrity of setting, location, design, materials, feeling, and association." [2]
Green Level Historic District | |
Location | Jct. Green Level Church, Green Level West Rd., and Beaver Dam Rd., Cary, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°47′06″N 78°54′11″W / 35.78500°N 78.90306°W |
Area | 75 acres (30 ha) |
Built | 1907 |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival, et al. |
MPS | Wake County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 01000340 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 5, 2001 |
Green Level is an unincorporated community in southwestern Wake County, North Carolina, United States. [2] It was founded c. 1800 and is one of the best preserved crossroads communities in the county. [2] Although historically connected to the town of Apex, Green Level now lies within the municipal jurisdiction of the town of Cary. [3]
The community started as a crossroads along the stage route between Raleigh and Pittsboro in the first half of the 19th century. [1] It formed where the stage route crossed the Holly Springs to Hillsborough Road. [2] The community was literally named because it was "green" and "level". [2] Green Level was a resting spot for the stagecoach and also became a social and commercial hub for people who lived several miles out in the surrounding countryside. [2] Families living in the area included Council, Ferrell, Mills, Upchurch, Utley, and Yates. [2]
A post office was established in Green Level in 1847. Its postmasters included Thomas S. Johnson, Sidney W. Mitchell, Golden H. Upchurch, James H. Upchurch, and Thomas J. Utley. [2] Its post office closed in 1888. [2]
Green Level started growing after the Civil War and included a Baptist church, two grist and sawmills, a Masonic Lodge (founded in 1867), two schools, and seven stores by the early 1870s. [1] [2] The church was founded in 1870 by Rev. Matthew Ferrell and was originally known as the Providence Baptist Church but was later renamed Green Level Baptist Church in 1871. [2]
Green Level continued to function as a commercial center through the early 20th century, important to the local bright-leaf tobacco farmers. [1] This tobacco was a lucrative cash crop that grew especially well in Western Wake County because of its rich Triassic soils. [2] However, with the arrival of the railroad and the automobile, the stage route and local community center was no longer as significant. [2] Although Green Level began declining in the mid-20th century, its church and Masonic Lodge continued to be active. [2] In the later part of the 20th century, the community became part of in an area of Wake County that was suburbanizing with commuters. [2]
The core of the community was designated the Green Level Historic District in 2001. [3] [1] This national historic district encompasses some 75 acres (30 ha)that includes 31 contributing buildings, one contributing site and four contributing structures in the crossroads community of Green Level. [2] [3] It also includes a cemetery. [2] Its boundaries are the intersection of Green Level Church Road and Green Level West Road, and Green Level Church Road north for approximately 3,000 feet (910 m). [3]
The district developed sometime during the period between roughly 1890 and 1945 and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival and Gothic Revival, style architecture. [3] One of the central buildings of the community is Green Level Baptist Church (1907), located near the crossroads of Green Level Church Road and Green Level West Road. [2] It features Gothic Revival details and is one of the best-preserved country churches in Wake County. [2]
Other notable buildings include the Green Level Community Store (1945), A. C. and Helon Council House (late 19th century), the Vick and Mattie Council House. ( c. 1890), and the Alious H. and Daisey Mills Farm and Store (1916). [2] The historic district also includes the. M. and Vallaria Council Farm, a well-preserved tobacco farm complex. [2] Its National Register application form notes, "The district as a whole remains remarkably intact, retaining integrity of setting, location, design, materials, feeling, and association." [2]