Carolina Heights Historic District

Carolina Heights Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by Market St., Thirteenth St., Rankin St. and Nineteenth St., Wilmington, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°14′19″N 77°55′59″W / 34.23861°N 77.93306°W / 34.23861; -77.93306Coordinates: 34°14′19″N 77°55′59″W / 34.23861°N 77.93306°W / 34.23861; -77.93306
Area 81.5 acres (33.0 ha)
Built c. 1908 (1908)
Architect Stephens, Burett; Gause, James F., et al.
Architectural style Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 99000317, 99001448 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHP July 29, 1999, November 30, 1999 (Boundary Increase)

Carolina Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 421 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Wilmington. The district developed as planned suburban areas between about 1908 and 1950 and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the New Hanover High School (1922), the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (1921), St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1927/1956-1958), First Church of Christ, Scientist (1928), Sinclair Service Station (c. 1936), and Yopp Funeral Home (1936).[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, with a boundary increase in 1999.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Beth Keane (August 1998). "Carolina Heights Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. Beth Keane (April 1999). "Carolina Heights Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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