Five Points is actually an area or intersection where several neighborhoods come together.  It consist of the neighborhoods of Hayes Barton, Glenwood, Roanoke Park, and Blumsbury.  Also nearby are Brooklyn and Georgetown.  These areas developed from the early 1900's up to the 1950's.  Some of Raleigh's nicest houses can be found in Hayes Barton, named for the hometown of Sir Walter Raleigh for who Raleigh was named.  (You will notice that Sir Walter Raleigh had many different spellings of his name but this seemed to be the one that stuck after his death.)  If you stand in the middle of the intersection where Glenwood Avenue, Fairview Road, Whitaker Mill Road, and Glenn Avenue come together, you are said to be standing in the heart of Five Points.  Above, house in Hayes Barton and retail at Five Points.

  

A home in Hayes Barton and the best theater in Raleigh, The Rialto on Glenwood Avenue.

     

Boylan Heights is my favorite neighborhood in the city.  Born during the early part of the twentieth century, it was one of  Raleigh's first streetcar suburbs.  Although now considered the inner city, back then it was on the city's edge.  Most houses are bungalows though there are many two story homes and apartment buildings along with an assortment of businesses.  Above are typical homes which you may find there.

     

More bungalows in Boylan Heights.

  

Mordecai dates back to the 1920's, however The Mordecai Plantation dates back to 1785.  Located on the land is also the birthplace of Andrew Johnson along with numerous out buildings and gardens. Surrounding the Mordecai Plantation is the neighborhood of Mordecai.  Above, The Historic Mordecai House and a typical house in Mordecai.
Oakwood is the oldest neighborhood in Raleigh still in existence.  The first houses were built in the mid 1800's with a mixture of Queen Anne, Victorian, and Neo-Classical.  In the early 1970's, the neighborhood was slated for urban renewal but was saved at the last minute by being designated a historical district.


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