Peoples Bank Building is a historic bank building located at Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was built about 1923, and is a modest two-story, cinder block building, sheathed in brick and in the Classical Revival style. It has a flat roof with raised parapet ornamented by brick panels outlined in limestone. The front facade features a large arched opening with a stone surround. The building housed one of only two African-American-owned banks to operate in the city of Kinston. The bank ceased to operate in 1931, and the building has housed a number of commercial enterprises.[2]

Peoples Bank Building
Facade
Peoples Bank Building is located in North Carolina
Peoples Bank Building
Peoples Bank Building is located in the United States
Peoples Bank Building
Location242 S. Queen St., Kinston, North Carolina
Coordinates35°15′27.5″N 77°34′52″W / 35.257639°N 77.58111°W / 35.257639; -77.58111
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1923 (1923)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSKinston MPS
NRHP reference No.89001774[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1998

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Allison H. Black (June 1989). "Peoples Bank Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.