HISTORICAL PLACES
Downtown Sanford Historic District Tours
Explore the architectural history of Downtown Sanford on these self-guided walking tours.
Downtown Sanford Historic District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, this district encompasses 53 contributing buildings, largely dated between about 1895 to 1930. Among them, you’ll find the Railroad House and the Temple Theatre.
East Sanford Historic District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010, this district encompasses 135 contributing buildings and one site, largely dated between about 1894 to 1960. Notable spots include East Sanford Graded School, the Deaton-Makepeace House and Sanford Chapel.
Hawkins Avenue Historic District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, this district encompasses 200 contributing buildings and four structures, largely dated between about 1900 to the 1930s. Notable spots include the Former Sanford High School and the former Sanford Cotton Mill Complex.
Lee Avenue Historic District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, this district encompasses 70 contributing buildings in the historic village of Jonesboro. Buildings largely date between about 1882 to the 1940s and include the Pierce-Seawell House, Barnes House and the Jonesboro Methodist Church Parsonage.
Rosemont-McIver Park Historic District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, this district encompasses 169 contributing houses, one site and one structure in Sanford. The houses largely date between about 1900 to the early 1940s.