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John Sprunt Hill House
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| Location: | 900 S Duke St, Durham, North Carolina |
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| Area: | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built: | 1912 |
| Architect: | Kendall and Taylor |
| Architectural style: | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| NRHP Reference#: | 78001945[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | January 30, 1978 |
The John Sprunt Hill House is a historic house at 900 S. Duke street in Durham, North Carolina in the Morehead Hill Historic District. Built in 1912, it was the home of John Sprunt Hill (1969–1961) and his wife Annie Watts Hill (died 1940), daughter of George Washington Watts, co-founder of the American Tobacco Company.
Hill bequeathed the Spanish Colonial Revival mansion to a foundation created in memory of his wife. The Annie Watts Hill Foundation was created to support non-sectarian, non-political female organizations. As of 2008, the Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties makes its home here, although it is open to any group meeting the aforementioned criteria.[2]
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