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Vick Street Houses (Wilson, N.C.)

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Repository:: Preservation North Carolina
Collection:: Tim Buchman Photographs, 1988-1998 (MC00583) held by Preservation North Carolina
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Architectural note:: Vick Street was developed by African American developer Samuel Vick. The street demonstrates the changes to shotgun homes that occurred in the 1920s, including a shallower roofline, wider eaves, and exposed rafters.
Location:: Wilson (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic districts
National Register of Historic Places
Neighborhoods

Historical note:: The East Wilson neighborhood consists mainly of rental tract housing built for African American tobacco warehouse, factory, and railroad workers. The neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district.
Location:: Wilson (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic districts
National Register of Historic Places