Academy Hill Historic District (Statesville, North Carolina) Explained

Academy Hill Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Western Ave., Bell, Mulberry, Wise and Armfield Sts.,Statesville, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.7772°N -80.89°W
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Late Victorian
Added:November 24, 1980
Refnum:80002867

Academy Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. It encompasses 40 contributing buildings in a mixed-use neighborhood of Statesville. The district includes notable examples of Late Victorian architecture including primarily brick educational and industrial buildings and one and two-story frame dwellings. They were mainly built between 1885 and 1930. Notable buildings include the former Statesville Male Academy (1874), Statesville Graded School (1892), J. C. Steele & Sons Brick Machinery Plant (c. 1905), Ash Tobacco Factory (c. 1895), O. W. Slane Glass Company (c. 1906), J. C. Steele House (1880s), C. M. Steele House (1901), H. Oscar Steele House (c. 1907), and William E. Webb House (c. 1917).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laura A. W. Phillips. Academy Hill Historic District . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . February 1980 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.