Hill–Grainger Historic District

Hill–Grainger Historic District
House in the Hill–Grainger Historic District, September 2014
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

  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.