Kinston Apartments

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Location1313 McAdoo St., Kinston, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°16′35″N77°34′43″W / 35.27639°N 77.57861°W / 35.27639; -77.57861
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Builtc. 1940 (1940)
ArchitectWooten, A. Mitchell
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Moderne
NRHP reference No. 04000648 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 2004

Kinston Apartments is a historic apartment complex located in Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was built about 1940, and is a five building Colonial Revival style brick-faced complex, with the buildings positioned in a "U"-shape. The buildings are two-story, with full basements, and have Moderne style decorative elements. Three of the buildings have four apartment units, with two having two three-bedroom apartments. The buildings were renovated in 2003. It is locally referred to as Kinston Oaks. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Jeffrey S. Smith and Sherry Joines Wyatt (February 2003). "Kinston Apartments" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.