Another area developing during the early 1900s was the East Park Avenue neighborhood. In 1910 part of the W.C. Cleveland estate was subdivided for residential homes. Cleveland, a former mayor and member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, bequeathed some of his land, just south of East Park Avenue, as a city park in 1887. This was to become McPherson Park.
The District is significant architecturally because of its many good examples of early 20th century residential architecture. The Craftsman, American Foursquare, Tudor, and Neo-Classical styles are most notable.