John Sprunt Hill House

The John Sprunt Hill House is a historic mansion in the Morehead Hill Historic District of Durham, North Carolina.

John Sprunt Hill House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	900 S. Duke St., Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°59′22.90″N 78°54′35.45″W
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built	1911 (1911)-1912
Architect	Kendall & Taylor; Underwood, Norman
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.	78001945[1]
Added to NRHP	January 30, 1978

History

John Sprunt Hill

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.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

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^[update], the Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties makes its home here, although it is open to any group meeting the aforementioned criteria.^[3]