Peoples Bank Building

Peoples Bank Building
Facade
Location242 S. Queen St., Kinston, North Carolina
Coordinates35°15′27.5″N 77°34′52″W / 35.257639°N 77.58111°W / 35.257639; -77.58111
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1923 (1923)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSKinston MPS
NRHP reference No.89001774[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1998

Peoples Bank Building is a historic bank building located at Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was built about 1923, and is a modest two-story, cinder block building, sheathed in brick and in the Classical Revival style. It has a flat roof with raised parapet ornamented by brick panels outlined in limestone. The front facade features a large arched opening with a stone surround. The building housed one of only two African-American-owned banks to operate in the city of Kinston. The bank ceased to operate in 1931, and the building has housed a number of commercial enterprises.[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 (June 1989). "Peoples Bank Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.