Morehead Hill Historic District Explained

Morehead Hill Historic District
Nrhp Type:	hd
Nocat:	yes
Coordinates:	35.9897°N -78.9128°W
Architect:	Multiple
Architecture:	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
Added:	August 9, 1985, June 2, 2004 (Boundary Increase)
Refnum:	85001792, 04000567 (Boundary Increase)

Morehead Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 206 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Durham. They were built between the late-19th century and 1950s and include notable examples of Late Victorian, Queen Anne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture.^{[1] [2]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, with a boundary increase in 2004.

Notable buildings

• Harwood Hall
• John Sprunt Hill House
• Greystone Manor

Notable residents

• George Watts Hill, banker and philanthropist
• John Sprunt Hill, lawyer and banker
• Jillian Johnson, politician
• Jessamyn Stanley, yoga teacher and body positivity advocate
• George Washington Watts, financier and philanthropist
• Sara Virginia Ecker Watts Morrison, First Lady of North Carolina

Notes and References

1. Web site: Claudia Roberts Brown. Morehead Hill Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 1984 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.
2. Web site: M. Ruth Little. Morehead Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . December 2003 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.