Haymount District, Historic residential district in Fayetteville, United States.
Haymount District is a mainly residential historic district in Fayetteville with 60 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site. Its dwellings were built between about 1817 and 1950 and include notable examples of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival architecture. Among them are the Robert Strange Town House (c. 1817) and Highsmith Memorial Hospital, completed in 1926.
Development of this neighborhood began around 1801 on elevated land between the river bottoms and western regions of the area. It emerged as a residential settlement outside the original city limits of Fayetteville.
The district takes its name from Haymount, the elevated ground above Hay Street where it sits. Its residential streets hold the separately listed Edgar Allan Poe House, a reminder that the neighbourhood's identity is tied to the houses built between about 1817 and 1950. Visitors can walk the grid of streets and read the dates and styles of the dwellings.
The neighborhood is spread across several streets including Arsenal Avenue, Hay Street, and Hillside Avenue, making it easy to explore on foot. The homes are closely grouped together, allowing visitors to walk through the entire district comfortably.
The Robert Strange Town House stands as the oldest building in the district and displays Federal architecture with later modifications to its entrance. This house shows how early owners updated their homes over time while keeping the original structure intact.
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