Standard Drug No. 2 Explained

Standard Drug No. 2
Coordinates:35.26°N -77.5811°W
Built:-1924
Architecture:Commercial Style, Art Deco
Added:December 1, 2014
Refnum:14000987[1]

The Standard Drug No. 2 is a historic commercial building located in Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was built between 1918 and 1924, and is a two-story, brick Commercial Style with street level, plate-glass windows. The interior retains an Art Deco-style lunch counter and pressed metal ceiling. Sit-ins were held at the lunch counter in 1960 and 1961, to protest segregation.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2014-12-12. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/01/14 through 12/05/14. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Sherry Wyatt and Sarah David. Standard Drug No. 2. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . July 2014 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-07-01.

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