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Carolina Heights Historic District

Coordinates: 34°14′19″N 77°55′59″W / 34.23861°N 77.93306°W / 34.23861; -77.93306
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Carolina Heights Historic District
Hazelhurt House
Carolina Heights Historic District is located in North Carolina
Carolina Heights Historic District
Carolina Heights Historic District is located in the United States
Carolina Heights Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Market St., Thirteenth St., Rankin St. and Nineteenth St., Wilmington, North Carolina
Coordinates34°14′19″N 77°55′59″W / 34.23861°N 77.93306°W / 34.23861; -77.93306
Area81.5 acres (33.0 ha)
Builtc. 1908 (1908)
ArchitectStephens, Burett; Gause, James F., et al.
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.99000317, 99001448 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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 February 1, 2015.
  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 February 1, 2015.