Formed at the end of the nineteenth century primarily by a wealthy businessman, it has long been home to people of many different occupations and numerous places on the social ladder.

The area's early residents occupied numerous places on the socioeconomic spectrum, ranging from laborers to merchants and artisans to executives.

[2] Several major architectural styles of the late nineteenth century appear in the district, including the Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne.

Minimal changes since that time have left the neighborhood resembling its appearance of over a century ago, preserving it as an example of late 19th-century developmental patterns.

One of nineteen National Register-listed historic districts in the city,[1] it is located immediately northeast of another, Saint Anne's Hill.