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Museums/Art/Culture
Caswell Center Museum and Visitors Center (www.caswellcenter.org)
Built in the 1800's, the Stroud House became home to the first residents of Caswell Center in 1914. Caswell Center is the first facility to serve people with mental retardation in NC. The museum describes early life at the facility, and a videotape presentation is available describing the history and developments.
2415 W. Vernon Ave., Kinston, NC 28504
Open Monday through Friday 8am - 5pm (other times by appointment)
Free Admission
Parking, Restrooms, Handicap Accessible, Small Gift Shop
(252) 208-3780 - Beverly A. Carruth, Manager
Fax (252) 208-3771
Email - beverly.carruth@ncmail.net
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Caswell No. 1 Fire Station Museum
Enter the world of the late 1800's firefighter. The Fire Station was built in 1895 after a disastrous fire destroyed much of the downtown Kinston area. A 1922 American LaFrance Pumper is the focus of the museum, along with a collection of helmets, nozzles, ladders, fire extinguishers and other memorabilia which span a 100-year period. |
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118 S. Queen St., Kinston, NC 28501
10 am - 4 pm, Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday; other times by appointment
Free Admission
Restrooms and Parking available
(252) 527-1566 or (252) 522-4676
Fax (252) 523-1685
Email - director@prideofkinston.org |
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Community Council for the Arts (www.kinstoncca.com)
A three story 30,000 square foot historical building with six beautiful gallery spaces. Exhibits change every six to eight weeks. The Arts Center is also home to a large permanent model train exhibit. Numerous classes and workshops are available for adults and children at a nominal charge. There are many unique handcrafted items in the Arts Center Gift Shop.
400 N. Queen St., Kinston, NC 28502
Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 6 pm; Saturday 10 am-2 pm
Free Admission
Gift Shop, Restrooms, Convenient Parking, Elevator, and Handicap Accessible
(252) 527-2517 - Sandy Landis, Executive Director
Fax (252) 527-8280
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Wilbur A. Tyndall Tractor Museum
The Wilbur A. Tyndall Tractor Museum collects and exhibits John Deere, Massey, and other brand tractors dating to the early 1900's, other farm implements, advertisements, signs, agriculture and rural life memorabilia, and local history artifacts from the Pink Hill area. Also exhibited in conjunction with the tractor museum are the c.1840 Tyndall Farm House, the Stephen H. Davenport General Store, and a collection of 1930's and '40's bicycles.
406 N. Front St., Pink Hill
Free Admission by Appointment Only
Parking
(252) 568-3261 - Wilbur A. Tyndall, President
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