Our Society is made up of people from all walks of life.
These photos are of a few families and their homes in
Mitchelltown when they were awarded the Pride of
Olde Kinston award from the Historic District
Commission.
These photos are of a few families and their homes in
Mitchelltown when they were awarded the Pride of
Olde Kinston award from the Historic District
Commission.
This family settled in
Kinston after a military
career of moving every
couple of years. They
have a daughter in
college, not available at
photo time.
Kinston after a military
career of moving every
couple of years. They
have a daughter in
college, not available at
photo time.
About Us:
Mitchelltown Preservation Society
A couple from
Pennsylvania always
wanted an historic
home, large enough for
visiting family and
friends.
Pennsylvania always
wanted an historic
home, large enough for
visiting family and
friends.
A mother and daughter
moved from Atlanta
where they could buy an
affordable historic home
to renovate and have a
small shop.
moved from Atlanta
where they could buy an
affordable historic home
to renovate and have a
small shop.
A lady from Kinston who
retired to this house
after she and her
husband had lived in
New York for many
years.
retired to this house
after she and her
husband had lived in
New York for many
years.
Another Kinstonian who
inherited her house from
her parents and
proceeded to renovate
every room into little
jewels.
inherited her house from
her parents and
proceeded to renovate
every room into little
jewels.
A family from Kinston
who are first time
homeowners and very
proud of it.
who are first time
homeowners and very
proud of it.
These are other fine
examples of the various
architectural styles that can
be found in Mitchelltown
Historic District.
The following are excerpts
from the National Register of
Historic Places on the
Mitchelltown Historic District:
"Mitchelltown was largely
developed over a period of
just over 50 years, from about
1885 to 1941. Architecturally,
the buildings are in the within
the popular mainstream
trends of this period. A
number of homes from the
early years employ typical late
Victorian embellishments on
traditional or vernacular
forms. Major styles
represented include the
Queen Anne, Classical and
Neoclassical Revivals,
Colonial Revival, Craftsmen
and Spanish Mission Revival.
Also in the district are
examples of the boxy
American Four-Square with
either Craftsman or Classical
Revival influences, and many
Bungalows. Finally, there are
several mail order houses in
the district, principally from
the Aladdin Home Company.
The dominant building
materials is wood, with a
small representation of brick
and brick veneered and
stuccoed houses. A few have
stone trim. Buildings are one,
one and a half or two stories
in height and are topped by
gable, gambrel, hip or
combination roofs of slate,
standing seam tin, tin
shingle, tile or asphalt
shingle.
Decorative trim is typical for
the various styles
represented in the district.
Queen Anne houses have
turned porch posts,
ornamental wood shingle and
turned and sawn elements.
The various classically
inspired houses have
columns in one of the
classical orders, entrances
with sidelights and transoms,
medallions and Palladian
windows. Craftsman houses
have triangular knee braces,
exposed rafter ends and
porches with tapered posts
or brick piers or battered
piers."
examples of the various
architectural styles that can
be found in Mitchelltown
Historic District.
The following are excerpts
from the National Register of
Historic Places on the
Mitchelltown Historic District:
"Mitchelltown was largely
developed over a period of
just over 50 years, from about
1885 to 1941. Architecturally,
the buildings are in the within
the popular mainstream
trends of this period. A
number of homes from the
early years employ typical late
Victorian embellishments on
traditional or vernacular
forms. Major styles
represented include the
Queen Anne, Classical and
Neoclassical Revivals,
Colonial Revival, Craftsmen
and Spanish Mission Revival.
Also in the district are
examples of the boxy
American Four-Square with
either Craftsman or Classical
Revival influences, and many
Bungalows. Finally, there are
several mail order houses in
the district, principally from
the Aladdin Home Company.
The dominant building
materials is wood, with a
small representation of brick
and brick veneered and
stuccoed houses. A few have
stone trim. Buildings are one,
one and a half or two stories
in height and are topped by
gable, gambrel, hip or
combination roofs of slate,
standing seam tin, tin
shingle, tile or asphalt
shingle.
Decorative trim is typical for
the various styles
represented in the district.
Queen Anne houses have
turned porch posts,
ornamental wood shingle and
turned and sawn elements.
The various classically
inspired houses have
columns in one of the
classical orders, entrances
with sidelights and transoms,
medallions and Palladian
windows. Craftsman houses
have triangular knee braces,
exposed rafter ends and
porches with tapered posts
or brick piers or battered
piers."
A nonprofit historic preservation organization located in Kinston, North Carolina
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