Dix Hill

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Dix Hill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Location	Roughly bounded by Dorothea Dr., Lake Wheeler Rd. and the Norfolk Southern RR tracks, Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°46′6″N 78°39′15″W / 35.76833°N 78.65417°W / 35.76833; -78.65417Coordinates: 35°46′6″N 78°39′15″W / 35.76833°N 78.65417°W / 35.76833; -78.65417
Built	1898
Architect	Davis,A.J.; Et al.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Stick/Eastlake
Governing body	State
NRHP Reference #	90001638 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 07, 1990

Dix Hill is the informal name for a high, rolling expanse of land in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The Dorothea Dix Hospital, a historic institution caring for the mentally ill, is located on the site.

Dix Hill is referred to in David Sedaris's novel Naked. It also appears in James Hurst's short story "The Scarlet Ibis" (first published July 1960 in The Atlantic Monthly.)

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.

External links

v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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