Pope Air Force Base Historic District
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Pope Air Force Base Historic District is a national
historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
located at Fayetteville,
Cumberland County, North Carolina Cumberland County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 334,508, making it the List of counties in North Carolina, fifth-most populou ...
. It encompasses 32 contributing buildings on the grounds of
Pope Air Force Base Pope Field is a U.S. military facility located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the central business district of Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 15 November 2012 ...
. They were built in 1933-1934 during the first base expansion and include single administrative buildings and dwellings with associated outbuildings. Notable buildings include the three-story,
Georgian Revival Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I, George II, Georg ...
style Fleming Hall; the Old Fire Station; and 21 Old Family Housing Units. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1991.


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Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Georgian Revival architecture in North Carolina Buildings and structures in Fayetteville, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, North Carolina {{CumberlandCountyNC-NRHP-stub