Boylan Heights (Raleigh, North Carolina)
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Boylan Heights is a historic neighborhood in Raleigh, North Carolina
. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
as a historic district
on July 29, 1985. It is also one of five local Historic Overlay Districts in Raleigh.
Its name was used for the 1987 album Boylan Heights
by The Connells
.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as a historic district
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, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
on July 29, 1985. It is also one of five local Historic Overlay Districts in Raleigh.
Its name was used for the 1987 album Boylan Heights
Boylan Heights (album)
Boylan Heights is the second album by the American pop/rock band The Connells, released in 1987, and their first for TVT Records. The title of the album references the historic Boylan Heights neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina.-Track listing:...
by The Connells
The Connells
The Connells are an American band from Raleigh, North Carolina. They play a guitar-oriented, melodic, power pop style of rock music with introspective lyrics that reflect the American South. Though mostly dormant, the band continues to play to this day...
.
Notable residents
- Denis WoodDenis WoodDenis Wood is an artist, author, cartographer and a former professor of Design at North Carolina State University. Born in 1945, Wood grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, receiving a BA in English from then Western Reserve University . He received an MA and a PhD in geography from Clark University, in...
, widely reviewed former NCSU professor of DesignDesignDesign as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan... - Charles MeekerCharles MeekerCharles Carpenter Meeker is the Democratic mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. He was first elected in 2001 over Republican Paul Coble, and reelected for a fifth two-year term in 2009. A fifth term tied Meeker with Avery C. Upchurch as Raleigh's longest-serving mayor...
, mayor of Raleigh, NC