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Hill–Grainger Historic District

Coordinates: 35°16′17″N 77°34′47″W / 35.27139°N 77.57972°W / 35.27139; -77.57972
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Hill–Grainger Historic District
House in the Hill–Grainger Historic District, September 2014
Hill–Grainger Historic District is located in North Carolina
Hill–Grainger Historic District
Hill–Grainger Historic District is located in the United States
Hill–Grainger Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Summit Ave., N. East St., E. & W. Vernon Ave., and N. Heritage St., Kinston, North Carolina
Coordinates35°16′17″N 77°34′47″W / 35.27139°N 77.57972°W / 35.27139; -77.57972
Area81 acres (33 ha)
Built1904 (1904)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne
MPSKinston MPS
NRHP reference No.89001764[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1989

Hill–Grainger Historic District, also known as the North Queen Street Area, is a national historic district located at Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA. It encompasses 172 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Kinston. The buildings include notable examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture and date between 1900 and 1941. Notable buildings include the (former) Grainger High School, Sarahurst (1902-1904), Vernon Hall (1913-1914), (second) H. C. Hines House (1929), Canady-Sutton House (c. 1925), Hobgood-Sparrow House (1926), (first) H. C. Hines House (c. 1917), and the Fields Rasberry House.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Allison H. Black (May 1989). "Hill–Grainger Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.