Standard Drug No. 2

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Standard Drug No. 2
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Location100 South Queen Street, Kinston, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°15′36″N77°34′52″W / 35.26000°N 77.58111°W / 35.26000; -77.58111 Coordinates: 35°15′36″N77°34′52″W / 35.26000°N 77.58111°W / 35.26000; -77.58111
Area0.06 acres (0.024 ha)
Built1918 (1918)-1924
Architectural styleCommercial Style, Art Deco
NRHP reference No. 14000987 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 2014

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]

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References

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