{"nrhp_refnum":"89001764","name":"Hill-Grainger Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Summit Ave., N. East St., E. & W. Vernon Ave., and N. Heritage St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kinston","county":"Lenoir County","state":"NC","lat":35.27129500400005,"lon":-77.57972440716534,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-11-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A largely residential historic district of about 81 acres in Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, located three blocks north of the central business district. It holds 145 primary buildings, mostly houses built between 1900 and 1941.","why_significant":"The district is described as within the mainstream of North Carolina's residential construction in the early 20th century. It includes outstanding examples of Queen Anne, Neo-Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Craftsman Bungalow styles. The northern section, known as \"The Hill,\" was developed from large estates and includes houses by architect H. W. Simpson and the former Grainger High School by Leslie Boney.","narrative":"Three blocks north of downtown Kinston, this 81-acre neighborhood of tree-lined streets contains 145 primary buildings, 140 of them houses, built mostly between 1900 and 1941. North Queen Street forms its spine, lined with substantial residences in the Queen Anne, Neo-Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival styles. The higher northern section, once called \"The Hill,\" grew from a few large estates. Sarahurst, a brick Neo-Classical Revival house designed by New Bern architect H. W. Simpson, was moved in 1914 when Queen Street was extended. The former Grainger High School, built in 1924 to designs by Leslie Boney, anchors the area. The southern section holds more modest frame dwellings and many Craftsman Bungalows, including two mail-order Aladdin Homes. Development slowed during the Depression and was nearly complete by 1941. Of 207 resources, most contribute to the district's character, and later infill is limited. The district is listed as an intact example of Kinston's early twentieth-century residential growth.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"H. W. Simpson (New Bern); Leslie Boney (Wilmington); Liston Mallard; R. L. Blalock (contractor); Sam Harrell (contractor)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":[],"status_note":"Buildings are in fair to excellent condition. A few houses have been converted to commercial or office use. Plans are underway to restore the former Grainger High School auditorium as a performing arts center and to renovate the rest of the building as offices.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:49.966571-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/63/7181/47718163/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/89001764.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001764/c04ede5937-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001764/c04ede5937-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tradewinds","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hill-Grainger_Historic_District.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Tradewinds</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hill-Grainger_Historic_District.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718163","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill%E2%80%93Grainger_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19462314"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/lenoir-county/hill-grainger-historic-district-89001764/"}