The James L. Fleming House, also known as the Fleming-Winstead House, is a historic home located at 302 S. Greene St. in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was built in 1901–1902, and is a -story, frame Queen Anne style dwelling, with design credited to

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who published architectural pattern books. It has a

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, double pile plan and a one-story rear ell and two-story rear addition. It features a three-stage polygonal tower,

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covered hipped roof, and two-story polygonal bays. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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(1867-1909), who established

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in Greenville, built the home for his wife, Lula White, and his family. Fleming was elected to the state senate and began efforts to establish the East Carolina Teacher's Training School, and getting it situated in Greenville. He was later killed in an automobile accident along the

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in 1909.King, Thomas Henry. 1911
Sketches of Pitt County
Page 246.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Queen Anne architecture in North Carolina Houses completed in 1902 Houses in Pitt County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Greenville, North Carolina {{PittCountyNC-NRHP-stub