Craver Apartment Building
Craver Apartment Building is a historic apartment building located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built about 1942, and is a two-story, five bay, brick-veneered rectangular block structure with hipped roof and exposed rafter ends. It has a hipped roof and exposed rafter ends in the Bungalow / American Craftsman style. It features porches on both levels supported by full-height square brick posts. The building was built as rental apartments for African-American families just before World War II.[2]
Craver Apartment Building | |
 Craver Apartment Building, September 2007 | |
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| Location | 706-712 Chestnut St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°6′10″N 80°14′33″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1942 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
| MPS | African-American Neighborhoods in Northeastern Winston-Salem MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000726[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 26, 1998 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Langdon Edmunds Oppermann (September 1997). "Craver Apartment Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
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