Snow Hill Historic District

Historic district in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Snow Hill Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

35°27′08″N 77°40′15″W / 35.45222°N 77.67083°W / 35.45222; -77.67083
Area	165 acres (67 ha)
Built	1908 (1908)
Built by	Herman, Thomas B.; Loving, T.A., Company
Architect	Boney, Leslie
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Minimal Traditional et al.
NRHP reference No.	00001122, 09000658 (Boundary Increase)^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 14, 2000, August 27, 2009 (Boundary Increase)

Snow Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Snow Hill, Greene County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 229 contributing buildings, a contributing site (St. Barnabas Church Cemetery), two contributing structures, and a contributing object (Clara Ernart gravestone) in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Snow Hill. The buildings are in a variety of popular 19th and early-20th century architectural styles including Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival, and, Bungalow / American Craftsman. Located in the district are the separately listed Greene County Courthouse and St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Other notable buildings include J. Exum & Co. Grocery building, Harper Drugstore, Sugg-Harper House, Williams-Exum Housem, Murphrey-Morrill House (1885), Josiah Exum House (1887-1888), Alfred Warren House (1912-1915), Calvary Memorial Methodist Church (1928), Snow Hill Presbyterian Church (1935), and former First Baptist Church (1850, 1940).^[2]^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, with a boundary increase in 2009.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ M. Ruth Little (April 2000). "Snow Hill Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
^ Michelle Michael (May 2009). "Snow Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.