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district’s period of significance, and locate them consistently with similar elements (i.e.: hedgerows, grassy lawns, foundation plantings, ground covers, and gardens). Check with the approved Wake Forest Plantings list for non-invasive species (available in the appendices) when making your selections. 10. Consider scale when selecting plants and their locations. Ensure that corner lot plantings allow for clear vehicular and pedestrian vision. 11. Select gardens and plantings that are consistent with the character of the district. Plan vegetable gardens in side and rear yards behind the front wall plane of the primary building. 12. Preserve historic sculpture, monuments, and street furniture. It is not appropriate to introduce new fountains, sculpture, monuments, and street furniture that are not consistent with the size, scale, material and character of the historic district. 13. Site new, inground pools behind primary buildings and screen them from view with landscaping and appropriate fences and walls . It is inappropriate for above-ground pools to be visible from public right-of-way. 14. It is appropriate to install clothes lines in the secondary or rear area of a property and screen from view. 15. It is appropriate to locate trash containers and dumpsters in side and rear yards, meeting setback requirements, and screen from view. 16. It is appropriate to locate swingsets or other playground type equipment in backyards, or in the rear portion of the side yard for corner properties behind the front wall plane of primary buildings.
Parks and Public Spaces Parks and public spaces add to the character of a historic dis- trict and contribute to a sense of civic pride. Downtown areas often have a square or plaza to serve as a community’s gather- ing place. Some historic dis- tricts have parks or green spaces that have historically been in- corporated into the neighbor- hood or area. An example of this would be an early twentieth century suburb planned around a neighborhood playground or park. In the Wake Forest Local Historic District there are no
Although the Wake Forest Historical Museum is a private entity, the grounds are enjoyed by the public as if it were a park.
historic neighborhood parks or playgrounds, however, the Wake Forest Historical Museum grounds do serve as the centerpiece of North Main Street. Holding Park is a non-historic park
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