Spring Hill (Raleigh, North Carolina)
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| Location | 705 Barbour Dr., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°46′21″N 78°40′00″W / 35.77250°N 78.66667°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | c. 1816-1820, 1908 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Georgian vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 83004003[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 29, 1983 |
Spring Hill, also known as the Theophilus Hunter House, is a historic plantation house located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built between about 1816 and 1820, and is a two-story rectangular Georgian-style frame house with one-story rear wing. It was renovated in 1908 in the Colonial Revival style. It was renovated again in the 1960s. The house stands on the grounds of the now-closed Dorothea Dix Hospital and was occupied by members of its staff.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
The house has served as the North Carolina Japan Center at North Carolina State University since June 2001.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Marjorie L. O'Rorke (March 1983). "Spring Hill" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ "Spring Hill House". North Carolina State University.
Categories:
- Plantation houses in North Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina
- Georgian architecture in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1820
- Houses in Raleigh, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Raleigh, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
- Raleigh, North Carolina building and structure stubs