National Register of Historic Places

Hill-Grainger Historic District

Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina
Listed
November 8, 1989
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
89001764

About this property

Hill–Grainger Historic District, also known as the North Queen Street Area, is a national historic district located at Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA. 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Location

Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina
35.27201, -77.57890

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

American Tobacco Company Prizery
Industrial
0.3 mi
Canady, B. W., House
Industrial
0.4 mi
Kinston Apartments
Colonial
0.4 mi
Hotel Kinston
Industrial
0.5 mi
Midtown Motor Lodge
Industrial
0.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Foster's Goldsboro Expedition — Kinston (December 14, 1862)
1862Civil War
0.6 mi

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When was Hill-Grainger Historic District listed on the National Register?

Hill-Grainger Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Hill-Grainger Historic District?

Hill-Grainger Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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