Carolina Heights Historic District Explained

Carolina Heights Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Market St., Thirteenth St., Rankin St. and Nineteenth St., Wilmington, North Carolina
Coordinates:34.2386°N -77.9331°W
Built:c.
Architect:Stephens, Burett; Gause, James F., et al.
Architecture:Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Added:July 29, 1999, November 30, 1999 (Boundary Increase)
Refnum:99000317, 99001448 (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).[1] [2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beth Keane. Carolina Heights Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . August 1998. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.
  2. Web site: Beth Keane . Carolina Heights Historic District (Boundary Increase). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . April 1999. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.