John Sprunt Hill House | |
Location | 900 S. Duke St., Durham, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°59′22.90″N 78°54′35.45″W / 35.9896944°N 78.9098472°W |
Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
Built | 1911 | -1912
Architect | Kendall & Taylor; Underwood, Norman |
Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 78001945[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 30, 1978 |
The John Sprunt Hill House is a historic house at 900 S. Duke street in Durham, North Carolina, in the Morehead Hill Historic District.
History
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Built in 1911–1912, it was the home of John Sprunt Hill (1869–1961) and his wife Annie Watts Hill (died 1940), daughter of George Washington Watts, co-founder of the American Tobacco Company.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
Hill bequeathed the Spanish Colonial Revival mansion to a foundation created in memory of his wife. The Annie Watts Hill Foundation was created to support non-sectarian, non-political female organizations.
As of 2008[update], the Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties makes its home here, although it is open to any group meeting the aforementioned criteria.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ H. McKelden Smith and John B. Flowers. "John Sprunt Hill House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ "Louis A. Carr/John Sprunt Hill houses". Endangered Durham. January 8, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
External links
[edit]Media related to John Sprunt Hill House at Wikimedia Commons