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

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neighborhood designed by landscape architect Earle Sumner Draper, contains 457 buildings on . The neighborhood design includes roads fitted to the contours of the land and features several public parks. The Hayes Barton neighborhood is roughly bounded by St. Mary's St., Fairview Rd., W. Roanoke Park Dr. (renamed in 2020, formerly Aycock St.), Scales St. and Williamson Dr. In 2002, the district was listed on the

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Notable buildings

* Jolly-Broughton House

Notable residents

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, First Lady of North Carolina *

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, Governor of North Carolina and U.S. Senator

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National Register Historic Districts in Raleigh, North Carolina
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Five Points Historic District
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Notable buildings

Notable residents

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