College View Historic District
human settlement in Greenville, North Carolina, United States of America
The College View Historic District is a national historic district located north of East Carolina University at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 343 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Greenville. It includes buildings dated from about 1909 to World War II and notable examples of Bungalow / American Craftsman, Colonial Revival, and Tudor Revival architecture. Notable buildings include St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1930), the Rotary Club Building (1921), Chancellor's Residence (former William H. Dail Jr. House, 1921–1930), William Harrington House, Bateman House (1910), Franklin Vines Johnston House (1923), and Dr. Paul Fitzgerald House (1929).
In March 1992, College View was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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