Raleigh, NC Real Estate..Skyline view from Historic Boylan Heights

Boylan Heights Historic District is another Raleigh Neighborhood blessed with many fine homes from the turn of the 20th century. Combined with a proximity to North Carolina State University, and the City of Raleigh Downtown area, along with walking distance to Glenwood South entertainment district, Boylan Heights is one of the most desirable neighborhoods in Raleigh.

Raleigh Skyline from South Boylan Avenue, Boylan Heights

BB&T Building seen from Kimsey and Cabarrus in Boylan Heights.

Typical home sales prices are elevated due to the historic designation of the subdivision, and vary widely due to condition, style, and size of home.

Excerpted from the Design Guidelines for Raleigh Historic Districts:

Before its development beginning in 1907, the property which is now Boylan Heights was once a large wooded site. From its apex at Montfort Hall, the land slopes steadily downward toward the east, south, and west. Instead of the right angle grid of streets common to Raleigh's earlier development, Boylan Heights was platted with the city's first curvilinear grid, designed to respond to the sloping topography of the site. At the neighborhood's request, and in recognition of the neighborhood's unique design and special character, City Council designated Boylan Heights as a historic district in 1984.

Grace from generations gone by

In the past many homes were carved into rental apartments, and many remain as such. Happily, there is a growing group of residents and investors who see the rewards of renovation and returning homes to a semblance of their original grandeur:

Reclaimed with love from four apartments.

Click to view currently available homes in Boylan Heights.

And a few more examples of the homes of Boylan Heights:

Montfort Hall at the peak of Boylan Heights:

Boylan Heights is also well-known as a neighborhood of bungalows, and is covered with many interpretations of bungalow esthetics:

Prized historic Boylan Heights Bungalows