John Sprunt Hill House
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John Sprunt Hill House | |
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| Location | 900 S. Duke St., Durham, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°59′22.90″N 78°54′35.45″W / 35.9896944°N 78.9098472°WCoordinates: 35°59′22.90″N 78°54′35.45″W / 35.9896944°N 78.9098472°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built | 1911-1912 |
| Architect | Kendall & Taylor; Underwood, Norman |
| Architectural style | Mission/spanish Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| 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 1911-1912, it was the home of John Sprunt Hill (1869–1961) and his wife Annie Watts Hill (died 1940), daughter of George Washington Watts, co-founder of the American Tobacco Company.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ H. McKelden Smith and John B. Flowers. "John Sprunt Hill House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
- ↑ "Louis A. Carr/John Sprunt Hill houses". Endangered Durham. 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
