Craven Terrace
Appearance
Craven Terrace | |
Location | 601 Roundtree St. New Bern, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°06′34″N 77°02′57″W / 35.10944°N 77.04917°W |
Area | 21.95 acres (8.88 ha) |
Built | 1942 | , 1953
Architect | Wooten, Adolphus Mitchell; Rowland, John Judson |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Moderne |
NRHP reference No. | 14000517[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 19, 2014 |
Craven Terrace is a historic apartment complex located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. The complex was built in two stages in 1942 and 1953, and consists of 46 apartment buildings, a one-story brick community building (1942). The buildings include elements of Colonial Revival and Moderne style design elements. The brickwork of the 1953 apartments and maintenance building are laid in six courses of stretchers to a course of Flemish bond. The complex was built as a low-income residential development for African American residents of New Bern and was funded by the United States Housing Authority.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/18/14 through 8/23/14. National Park Service. 2014-08-29.
- ^ Ashley Neville (July 2014). "Craven Terrace" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
Categories:
- Public housing in the United States
- African-American history of North Carolina
- Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina
- Residential buildings completed in 1953
- Buildings and structures in Craven County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Craven County, North Carolina
- 1953 establishments in North Carolina
- Brick buildings and structures in North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs