Dix Hill
Historic district in North Carolina, United States
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Dix Hill is the informal name for a high, rolling expanse of land and national historic district located at Raleigh, North Carolina. The district encompasses 18 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures. It includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Bungalow / American Craftsman, and Stick Style / Eastlake movement architecture. The Dorothea Dix Hospital, a historic institution caring for the mentally ill, was located on the site. Many of the hospital buildings, developed between about 1856 and 1940, are still there.[2][3] The Dix Hill Historic District is now part of Raleigh's 308-acre Dix Park.[4]
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Dorothea Dr., Lake Wheeler Rd. and the Norfolk Southern RR tracks, Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°46′6″N 78°39′15″W |
| Built | 1898 |
| Architect | Davis, A.J.; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Stick/Eastlake |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001638 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 07, 1990 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
Dix Hill is referred to in David Sedaris's novel Naked. It also appears in James Hurst's short story "The Scarlet Ibis" (first published July 1960 in The Atlantic Monthly).
