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Baptist Parsonage
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National Register of Historic Places

Baptist Parsonage

Also known as Archbell House

On the National Register since 198937 years
Greek RevivalListed 1989Kinston
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Baptist Parsonage

Baptist Parsonage, at 211 S. McLewean St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 8, 1989. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Greek Revival, as it does for 471 other North Carolina listings. It was listed as part of Kinston MPS. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isChurch building in North Carolina, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 16 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

211 S. McLewean St., Kinston · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Baptist ParsonageStart here
  2. 2Robert L. Blalock HouseClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3Peoples Bank BuildingClassical Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Kinston Fire Station-City HallCommercial Style · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Standard Drug No. 2Built 1924 · next door
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BPeebles HouseGeorgian0.2 miDQueen-Gordon Streets Historic DistrictRomanesque Revival0.3 miDKinston Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)( Boundary Decrease)Romanesque0.3 miBLenoir County CourthouseModernistic0.4 miBImperial Tobacco Company Office BuildingBuilding0.4 miBAtlantic and North Carolina Railroad Freight DepotIndustrial Romanesque0.4 miBSumrell and McCoy BuildingCommercial Style0.4 miBHotel KinstonArt Deco · Built 19280.5 miBMidtown Motor LodgeBuilt 19630.5 mi
More like it

Greek Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Greek Revival.

Robert L. Blalock House0.1 mi away
Peebles House0.2 mi away
Kinston Baptist-White Rock Presbyterian Church0.6 mi away
Dempsey Wood House8.4 mi away

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Questions about Baptist Parsonage

Is Baptist Parsonage on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 8, 1989 (Register number 89001767).

Is Baptist Parsonage a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Carolina has 36 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Baptist Parsonage?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Baptist Parsonage?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 16 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 47718147 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.