Hill–Grainger Historic District

Hill–Grainger Historic District

House in the Hill–Grainger Historic District, September 2014
Location Roughly bounded by Summit Ave., N. East St., E. & W. Vernon Ave., and N. Heritage St., Kinston, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°16′17″N 77°34′47″W / 35.27139°N 77.57972°W / 35.27139; -77.57972Coordinates: 35°16′17″N 77°34′47″W / 35.27139°N 77.57972°W / 35.27139; -77.57972
Area 81 acres (33 ha)
Built 1904 (1904)
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne
MPS Kinston MPS
NRHP Reference # 89001764[1]
Added to NRHP November 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. 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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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 2015-01-01.


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