Oakmont (Greenville, North Carolina)

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Location2909 S. Memorial Dr., Greenville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°34′59″N77°23′45″W / 35.58306°N 77.39583°W / 35.58306; -77.39583 Coordinates: 35°34′59″N77°23′45″W / 35.58306°N 77.39583°W / 35.58306; -77.39583
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1930 (1930)
ArchitectBenton and Benton
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference # 01001115 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 2001

Oakmont, also known as the William Albion Dunn House, is a historic home located at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was designed by the architectural firm Benton & Benton and built in 1930. It is a two-story, five bay Colonial Revival frame dwelling with projecting frame wings, a screened porch and porte cochere and an open porch and rear sun room. Also on the property are the contributing garage (c. 1931), playhouse (c. 1931), and house site. [2]

Greenville, North Carolina City in North Carolina, United States

Greenville is the county seat of and the most populous city in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States; the principal city of the Greenville metropolitan area; and the 11th-most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain. The city's official population as of the 2017 United States census estimate is 92,156 residents while the Greenville Metropolitan Area includes 179,042 people, making Greenville one of the densest municipalities in the state. In January 2008 and January 2010, Greenville was named one of the nation's "100 Best Communities for Young People" by the America's Promise Alliance. In June 2012, Greenville was ranked in the top ten of the nation's "Best Small Places For Business And Careers" by Forbes magazine. In 2010 Greenville was ranked twenty-fourth in mid-city business growth and development by Forbes Magazine.

Pitt County, North Carolina U.S. county in North Carolina, United States

Pitt County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 168,148, making it the seventeenth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Greenville.

Benton & Benton was an architectural partnership in eastern North Carolina of brothers Charles C. Benton Sr. and Frank W. Benton. Several of its works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Charles C. Benton Jr. and others also worked for the firm.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Drucilla H. York (April 2001). "Oakmont" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.