Kinston Commercial Historic District, Kinston

#25 among attractions in Kinston

Interesting neighbourhood, Romanesque architecture

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Kinston Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It encompasses 30 contributing buildings in a mixed commercial and industrial section of Kinston. The district is considered a boundary increase to the previously listed Queen-Gordon Streets Historic District. The buildings include notable examples of Art Deco and Romanesque style architecture and date between 1896 and 1941. Notable buildings include the Carolina Theatre, Cash Supply Store Building, Spence Motor Company Building, and Ellis Carriage Factory. ()

Built: 1900 (124 years ago)Coordinates: 35°15'46"N, 77°34'50"W

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Kinston United States

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Kinston Commercial Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grainger Stadium, Harmony Hall, Kinston City Hall, Caswell No. 1 Fire Station Museum Kinston.

0.6 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Grainger Stadium, Kinston
15 min walk • Grainger Stadium is a sports venue located in Kinston, North Carolina. It is the home ballpark for the Down East Wood Ducks, which joined the Carolina League starting in the 2017 season, and was placed in the Low-A East for the 2021 season.
~1510 ftSW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Harmony Hall, Kinston
8 min walk • Harmony Hall, also known as the Peebles House, is a historic building located at 109 East King Street in Kinston, North Carolina, United States. The 18th-century house, the oldest building in Kinston, was owned by North Carolina's first elected governor. The house briefly served as the de facto state capitol during the Revolutionary War.
~1680 ftS
Museum, City hall
Kinston City Hall, Kinston
9 min walk • Kinston Fire Station-City Hall is a historic fire station and city hall located at Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was built in 1895, and is a two-story brick structure with a two-story rear wing built in several stages.
~1610 ftS
35°15'30"N • 77°34'51"W
Caswell No. 1 Fire Station Museum Kinston, Kinston
8 min walk • Museum
~1770 ftSW
Museum, Science museum
Neuseway Nature Center and Planetarium, Kinston
9 min walk • The Neuseway Nature Center and Planetarium is a science center in Kinston, North Carolina. The facility includes 52 seat planetarium which also includes permanent exhibits focused on public health provided by Lenoir Memorial Hospital and an exhibit of space memorabilia donated by a former NASA engineer.
~850 ftS
35°15'38"N • 77°34'54"W
CSS Neuse II, Kinston
5 min walk • Historical place, Museum
~670 ftNW
35°15'50"N • 77°34'56"W
Art 105 formerly The Overland Gallery, Kinston
4 min walk • Shopping, Museum
0.5 miE
Church
Kinston Baptist-White Rock Presbyterian Church, Kinston
12 min walk • Kinston Baptist-White Rock Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian and Baptist church building located at 516 Thompson Street in Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was built in 1857–1858, and is a rectangular, temple-form Greek Revival style frame building with a pedimented front gable roof.
~1830 ftS
Church
Baptist Parsonage, Kinston
9 min walk • Baptist Parsonage, also known as Archbell House, is a historic Baptist church parsonage located at 211 S. McLewean Street in Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina.
1 miNW
Synagogue
Temple Israel, Kinston
26 min walk • Temple Israel is a Reform synagogue located in Kinston, North Carolina. Established by Eastern European Jews in 1903, it is one of the oldest synagogues in North Carolina.
~140 ftNE
Romanesque architecture
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad Freight Depot, Kinston
1 min walk • Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad Freight Depot was a historic freight depot located at Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was built in 1900 by the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, and is a two-story Romanesque style building faced in tan brick.

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Which popular attractions are close to Kinston Commercial Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad Freight Depot, Kinston (1 min walk), Queen–Gordon Streets Historic District, Kinston (2 min walk), Art 105 formerly The Overland Gallery, Kinston (4 min walk), CSS Neuse II, Kinston (5 min walk).