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East Raleigh–South Park Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Leonard Hall at Shaw University
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Location	Roughly bounded by Bragg, East, E. Lenoir, Alston, Camden, Hargett, Swain, Davis, and S. Blount Sts., Raleigh, North Carolina
Area	148 acres (60 ha)
Built	1866 (1866)
Architect	Edward, Gaston A.; Et al.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	90001527
Added to NRHP	October 11, 1990

The East Raleigh–South Park Historic District is the largest African-American neighborhood in Raleigh, North Carolina. The district, located south and east of downtown Raleigh, covers approximately 30 blocks and contains portions of the Smith–Haywood and St. Petersburg neighborhoods. Most homes in these neighborhoods were built between 1900 and 1940, with one-fifth dating back to the 19th century. Historic buildings in the district include Estey Hall and Leonard Hall, both located on the campus of Shaw University. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in October 1990.