Kinston Commercial Historic District
Kinston Commercial Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by E. Blount, W. Blount, N. Herritage, W. North and N. Queen Sts., Kinston, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°15′46″N 77°34′50″W / 35.26278°N 77.58056°W |
| Area | 21 acres (8.5 ha) |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | L. L. Mallard |
| Architectural style | Art Deco, Romanesque |
| MPS | Kinston MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000569[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 3, 1994 |
Kinston Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It encompasses 30 contributing buildings in a mixed commercial and industrial section of Kinston. The district is considered a boundary increase to the previously listed Queen-Gordon Streets Historic District. The buildings include notable examples of Art Deco and Romanesque style architecture and date between 1896 and 1941. Notable buildings include the Carolina Theatre (1935), Cash Supply Store Building (c. 1914), Spence Motor Company Building, and Ellis Carriage Factory (1908-1914).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Eastern Office (March 1994). "Kinston Commercial Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
Categories:
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Romanesque Revival architecture in North Carolina
- Art Deco architecture in North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Lenoir County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Lenoir County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs