The dwellings were built between about 1817 and 1950, and include notable examples of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style architecture.

Another notable building is the Highsmith Memorial Hospital, designed by architect Charles C. Hartmann and completed in 1926.

Also located in the district is the separately listed Edgar Allan Poe House.

[2][3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, with a boundary increase in 2007.

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