Kilby Hotel
Kilby Hotel is a historic hotel building located at High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. It was built in 1910, and is a three-story, brick building with shops on its first story. It has a shallow bracketed canopy, fine brickwork, and arched windows. The hotel was one of High Point's most important black owned businesses and served predominantly African-American patrons.[2]
Kilby Hotel | |
 Site of the hotel | |
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| Location | 627 E. Washington St., High Point, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°57′40″N 80°0′2″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003460[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 22, 1982 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] In 2012, the structure was deemed unsafe, and it was demolished in 2014 after two of its walls collapsed in a storm.[3]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- JoAnn Williford and Jim Sumner (April 1981). "Kilby Hotel" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
- Wynne, Kim (June 12, 2014). "Crews Demolishing Historic Kilby Hotel in High Point". Fox8. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
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