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Snow Hill Historic District

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Architect
  
Boney, Leslie

Year built
  
1908

Area
  
67 ha

Snow Hill Historic District

Location
  
Greene, Harper, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sts.; also W. Harper St. between W. 6th St. and W. 4th St., Snow Hill, North Carolina

Built by
  
Herman, Thomas B.; Loving, T.A., Company

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Minimal Traditional et al.

NRHP Reference #
  
00001122, 09000658 (Boundary Increase)

Added to NRHP
  
September 14, 2000, August 27, 2009 (Boundary Increase)

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Snow Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Snow Hill, Greene County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 229 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site (St. Barnabas Church Cemetery), 2 contributing structures, and 1 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).

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

References

Snow Hill Historic District Wikipedia