Morehead Hill Historic District
Morehead Hill Historic District | |
 Typical district residence, the William B. Rowland, Jr., House on Vickers Avenue | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Jackson St., East-West Expressway, S. Duke St., Lakewood Ave., Shephard St. and Arnette Ave.; also portions of Arnette, Vickers, Yancey, Parker, and Wells Sts., Durham, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°59′23″N 78°54′46″W / 35.98972°N 78.91278°W |
| Area | 95.4 acres (38.6 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian |
| MPS | Durham MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001792, 04000567 (Boundary Increase)[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 9, 1985, June 2, 2004 (Boundary Increase) |
Morehead Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 206 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Durham. They were built between the late-19th century and 1950s and include notable examples of Late Victorian, Queen Anne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, with a boundary increase in 2004.[1]
Notable buildings[edit]
Notable residents[edit]
- George Watts Hill, banker and philanthropist
- John Sprunt Hill, lawyer and banker
- Jillian Johnson, politician
- Jessamyn Stanley, yoga teacher and body positivity advocate
- George Washington Watts, financier and philanthropist
- Sara Virginia Ecker Watts Morrison, First Lady of North Carolina
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Claudia Roberts Brown (June 1984). "Morehead Hill Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ M. Ruth Little (December 2003). "Morehead Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
Categories:
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Queen Anne architecture in North Carolina
- Victorian architecture in North Carolina
- Historic districts in Durham, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Durham County, North Carolina
- Neighborhoods in Durham, North Carolina
- Durham County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs