Dix Hill | |
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Location | Roughly bounded by Dorothea Dr., Lake Wheeler Rd. and the Norfolk Southern RR tracks, Raleigh, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°46′6″N 78°39′15″W / 35.76833°N 78.65417°W |
Built | 1898 |
Architect | Davis, A.J.; Et al. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Stick/Eastlake |
NRHP reference No. | 90001638 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 07, 1990 |
Dix Hill is the informal name for a high, rolling expanse of land and national historic district located at Raleigh, North Carolina. The district encompasses 18 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures. It includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Bungalow / American Craftsman, and Stick Style / Eastlake movement architecture. The Dorothea Dix Hospital, a historic institution caring for the mentally ill, was located on the site. The hospital buildings were developed between about 1856 and 1940.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
Dix Hill is referred to in David Sedaris's novel Naked. It also appears in James Hurst's short story "The Scarlet Ibis" (first published July 1960 in The Atlantic Monthly).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ M. Ruth Little (June 1990). "Dix Hill" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
External links
[edit] Media related to Dix Hill (Raleigh, North Carolina) at Wikimedia Commons
- National Register Historic Districts in Raleigh, North Carolina, RHDC
- Dix Hill Historic District, RHDC