Gimghoul Neighborhood Historic District

Gimghoul Neighborhood Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Hippol Castle, headquarters of the Order of Gimghoul
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Location	Roughly bounded by Gimghoul Rd., Ridge Ln., and Gladon Dr., Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Coordinates	35.91282°N 79.03917°W / 35.91282; -79.03917
Area	35 acres (14 ha)
Built	1924 (1924)
Architect	Atwood, Thomas C.; Barber, Mr.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.	93000807[1]
Added to NRHP	August 5, 1993

Gimghoul Neighborhood Historic District is a national historic district located at Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina.[2] The district encompasses 42 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly residential section of Chapel Hill. The district developed after 1924 as faculty housing and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. The acreage was sold for development by the Order of Gimghoul to fund the construction of neighboring Hippol Castle.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Historic Districts in Chapel Hill | Town of Chapel Hill, NC". www.townofchapelhill.org. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
3. M. Ruth Little (February 1993). "Gimghoul Neighborhood Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.