HISTORIC PROPERTIES
In 2021, the HACG requested funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help rehabilitate several public housing complexes. Per the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, specifically Section 106 (36 CFR 800), Federal agencies must consider and address impacts to historic properties that may be affected by their undertakings. HUD and HACG consulted with the N.C. State Historic Preservation Office to determine if the complexes were historic. The resulting study evaluated four complexes and confirmed that three are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
Each of the historic properties are featured below with links to the evaluation documents housed at the NC SHPO website. This provides public access to the in-depth research undertaken for these evaluations. For questions about historic properties, we encourage you to reach out to the NC SHPO.
FEATURES
The Fairview Apartment complex, built in phases in 1952, 1955, and 1975, was constructed on the periphery of Goldsboro in a predominately agricultural area. It was the first such local housing constructed for White residents; a contemporary counterpart to Lincoln Homes which was built for Black residents. While not erected in an urban setting, the continued additions over time reflect the increasing need for low-income housing in Goldsboro and demonstrate how the complex became home to residents of color displaced by Urban Renewal in the 1960s and later.
Fairview Apartments (WY1487) has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion A for representing broad patterns of history, specifically low-rent, and government sponsored housing in Goldsboro.
Historic Structure Survey Report (HSSR) Fairview Apartments, Goldsboro, NC, ER 21-2293 on SHPO Page
Figure 1 and 2. Fairview Homes 1959 and 2022 aerial photos.
Figure 3. Fairview Homes.
Elmwood Terrace Apartments was built between 1959-1961 in an area that historic maps and aerial photography show as an early-twentieth century neighborhood. HACG constructed Elmwood Terrace in response to Urban Renewal funded substandard housing removal in the neighborhood and a long waiting list for affordable housing in Goldsboro. An approximately 3-block sized area was cleared for the development of the complex. Today, it retains its original 38-building layout, configuration, and architectural style.
Elmwood Terrace (WY1485) has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion A for representing broad patterns of history, specifically Urban Renewal, and government sponsored housing in Goldsboro. It is also eligible under Criterion C for architecture as an intact example of government sponsored housing in the Minimal-Traditional style. The property conveys a cohesive story of 1960's era public housing in Goldsboro.
Figure 4 and 5. Elmwood Terrace Apartments outlined in red, 1961 and 2022 aerial photos.
Figure 6. Elmwood Terrace Apartments.
Woodcrest Terrace Apartments was built in 1966 in an approximately 3-block sized area that aerial photography shows developed as an early-twentieth century neighborhood. Woodcrest Terrace is identical to Elmwood Terrace in design, material, and layout. It too was constructed in response to Urban Renewal funded substandard housing removal and the subsequent need for affordable housing in Goldsboro. Today, it retains its original 25-building layout, configuration, and architectural style.
Woodcrest Terrace Apartments (WY1488) has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion A for representing broad patterns of history, specifically Urban Renewal, and government sponsored housing in Goldsboro. It is also eligible under Criterion C for architecture as an intact example of government sponsored housing in the Minimal-Traditional style. The property conveys a cohesive story of 1960's era public housing in Goldsboro.
Historic Structure Survey Report (HSSR) Woodcrest Apartments, Goldsboro, NC, ER 21-2309 on SHPO Page
Figure 7 and 8. Woodcrest Terrace Apartments, 1959 and 2022 aerials.
Figure 9. Woodcrest Terrace Apartments.