1861, April 12 First guns are fired in Civil War at Union installation at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, over question of southern states' right to secede from the Union.

NORTH CAROLINA - Lee County - Historic Districts

Downtown Sanford Historic District (added 1985 - Lee County - #85002561) Also known as See Also:Railroad House;Temple Theatre Roughly bounded by Gordon St., Horner Blvd., Cole and Chatham Sts. , Sanford (380 acres, 53 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Art Deco, Tudor Revival Area of Significance: Politics/Government, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Federal , Local , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Business, Hotel, Rail-Related, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government Current Sub-function: Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Euphronia Presbyterian Church (added 1994 - Lee County - #94000527) 3800 Steel Bridge Rd. , Sanford (24 acres, 1 building) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Campbell, Daniel C. Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Funerary, Religion Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure Current Function: Funerary, Religion Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure Hawkins Avenue Historic District (added 2000 - Lee County - #00000771) Roughly bounded by Hill Ave., First St., Charlotte Ave., and Horner Blvd. , Sanford (840 acres, 200 buildings, 4 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Matthews, John, Brown, J.W., et al. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Queen Anne Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion Historic Sub-function: Business, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion Current Sub-function: Business, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Lee Avenue Historic District (added 2002 - Lee County - #02000944) Also known as Lee Street Roughly along Lee Avenue, W. Main St., S. Academy St., and W. Raleigh St. , Sanford (540 acres, 70 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Cox, Leslie P., McBryde, et al. Architectural Style: Other, Bungalow/Craftsman Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Department Store, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Rosemount--McIver Park Historic District (added 1997 - Lee County - #97000255) Also known as Rosemont--McIver Park Historic District Roughly bounded by N. Horner Blvd., N. Vance and Carthage Sts. , Sanford (800 acres, 169 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: multiple Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Health Care, Landscape Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape Current Sub-function: Government Office, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

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