John Sprunt Hill House
{{short description|Historic house in North Carolina, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = John Sprunt Hill House
| nrhp_type = cp
| nocat = yes
| image = JOHN SPRUNT HILL HOUSE, DURHAM COUNTY.JPG
| caption =
| location = 900 S. Duke St., Durham, North Carolina
| coordinates = {{coord|35|59|22.90|N|78|54|35.45|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = North Carolina#USA
| built = {{Start date|1911}}-1912
| architect = Kendall & Taylor; Underwood, Norman
| architecture = Mission/Spanish Revival
| added = January 30, 1978
| area = {{convert|20|acre}}
| refnum = 78001945{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
The John Sprunt Hill House is a historic mansion in the Morehead Hill Historic District of Durham, North Carolina.
History
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Built in 1911–1912, it was the home of John Sprunt Hill (1869–1961) and his wife Annie Watts Hill (died 1940), daughter of George Washington Watts, co-founder of the American Tobacco Company.{{Cite web | author = H. McKelden Smith and John B. Flowers| title =John Sprunt Hill House| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | url = https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/DH0004.pdf | format = pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2014-10-01}} It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Hill bequeathed the Spanish Colonial Revival mansion to a foundation created in memory of his wife. The Annie Watts Hill Foundation was created to support non-sectarian, non-political female organizations.
{{As of|2008}}, the Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties makes its home here, although it is open to any group meeting the aforementioned criteria.{{cite web|url=http://endangereddurham.blogspot.com/2008/01/louis-carr-john-sprunt-hill-houses.html|title=Louis A. Carr/John Sprunt Hill houses|publisher=Endangered Durham|date=2008-01-08|accessdate=2011-06-17}}
References
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External links
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{{National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina}}
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Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Category:Mission Revival architecture in North Carolina
Category:Houses completed in 1912
Category:Houses in Durham, North Carolina
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Durham County, North Carolina
Category:1912 establishments in North Carolina
Category:Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina
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