John Sprunt Hill House

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John Sprunt Hill House
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Location900 S. Duke St., Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°59′22.90″N78°54′35.45″W / 35.9896944°N 78.9098472°W / 35.9896944; -78.9098472
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1911 (1911)-1912
Architect Kendall & Taylor; Underwood, Norman
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 78001945 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1978

The John Sprunt Hill House is a historic mansion in the Morehead Hill Historic District of Durham, North Carolina.

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History

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John Sprunt Hill

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, 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

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. "Louis A. Carr/John Sprunt Hill houses". Endangered Durham. January 8, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2011.