List of National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina.
North Carolina has 39 National Historic Landmarks:
[1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
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1 | Bentonville Battlefield | June 19, 1996 (#70000460) |
Bentonville and Newton Grove 35°18′23″N 78°19′26″W / 35.306389°N 78.323889°W / 35.306389; -78.323889 (Bentonville Battlefield) | Johnston | Site of Battle of Bentonville | |
2 | Bethabara | January 20, 1999 (#78001948) |
Winston-Salem 36°09′16″N 80°17′55″W / 36.154444°N 80.298611°W / 36.154444; -80.298611 (Bethabara) | Forsyth | Area of 1753 Moravian settlement | |
3 | Bethania Historic District | August 7, 2001 (#76001321) |
Bethania 36°11′02″N 80°20′13″W / 36.183889°N 80.336944°W / 36.183889; -80.336944 (Bethania Historic District) | Forsyth | ||
4 | Biltmore Estate | May 23, 1963 (#66000586) |
Asheville 35°32′23″N 82°33′03″W / 35.53965°N 82.55095°W / 35.53965; -82.55095 (Biltmore Estate) 35°32′23″N 82°33′03″W / 35.53965°N 82.55095°W / 35.53965; -82.55095 (Biltmore Estate) | Buncombe | Largest private residence in the united states. | |
5 | W. T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory | December 22, 1977 (#74001346) |
Durham 35°59′44″N 78°54′14″W / 35.995457°N 78.903959°W / 35.995457; -78.903959 (W. T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory) | Durham | Also known as Bull Durham Tobacco Factory. | |
6 | Blandwood | June 7, 1988 (#70000455) |
Greensboro 36°04′13″N 79°47′44″W / 36.070384°N 79.795425°W / 36.070384; -79.795425 (Blandwood) | Guilford | Former home of progressive North Carolina Governor John Motley Morehead, designed by New York architect Alexander Jackson Davis in the Italian Tuscan style. | |
7 | Cape Hatteras Light Station | August 5, 1998 (#78000266) |
Buxton 35°15′02″N 75°31′44″W / 35.250556°N 75.528806°W / 35.250556; -75.528806 (Cape Hatteras Light Station) | Dare | At 208 feet (63 m) tall, tallest lighthouse in the United States. | |
8 | Capitol (North Carolina) | November 6, 1973 (#70000476) |
Raleigh 35°46′52″N 78°38′20″W / 35.781249°N 78.638897°W / 35.781249; -78.638897 (Capitol (North Carolina)) | Wake | Capitol building, part of Capitol Area Historic District. | |
9 | Chowan County Courthouse | April 15, 1970 (#70000447) |
Edenton 36°03′28″N 76°36′29″W / 36.057889°N 76.607935°W / 36.057889; -76.607935 (Chowan County Courthouse) | Chowan | ||
10 | Christ Episcopal Church | December 23, 1987 (#87002597) |
Raleigh 35°46′52″N 78°38′16″W / 35.781146°N 78.637648°W / 35.781146; -78.637648 (Christ Episcopal Church) | Wake | Perhaps earliest Gothic architecture church in the South, designed in 1846 by Richard Upjohn | |
11 | Connemara, The Carl Sandburg Farm | May 23, 1968 (#68000013) |
Flat Rock 35°16′04″N 82°27′06″W / 35.267778°N 82.451667°W / 35.267778; -82.451667 (Connemara, The Carl Sandburg Farm) | Henderson | ||
12 | Cooleemee | June 2, 1978 (#73001334) |
Mocksville 35°51′12″N 80°24′36″W / 35.8534°N 80.41°W / 35.8534; -80.41 (Cooleemee) | Davie | Innovative Piedmont plantation house influenced by designs of architect William H. Ranlett. | |
13 | Coolmore | June 2, 1978 (#71000581) |
Tarboro 35°55′29″N 77°35′46″W / 35.9248°N 77.596°W / 35.9248; -77.596 (Coolmore) | Edgecombe | Plantation | |
14 | Cupola House | April 15, 1970 (#70000889) |
Edenton 36°03′28″N 76°36′33″W / 36.057856°N 76.609261°W / 36.057856; -76.609261 (Cupola House) | Chowan | A house with a cupola | |
15 | Josephus Daniels House | December 8, 1976 (#76001342) |
Raleigh 35°47′56″N 78°38′51″W / 35.798937°N 78.647597°W / 35.798937; -78.647597 (Josephus Daniels House) | Wake | Home of Josephus Daniels (Destroyed 2021) | |
16 | Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory | November 13, 1966 (#66000590) |
Durham 36°02′06″N 78°55′16″W / 36.035°N 78.921111°W / 36.035; -78.921111 (Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory) | Durham | Homestead and factory of Washington Duke | |
17 | Fort Fisher | November 5, 1961 (#66000595) |
Wilmington 33°58′18″N 77°55′10″W / 33.9717°N 77.9194°W / 33.9717; -77.9194 (Fort Fisher) | New Hanover | A fort | |
18 | Guilford Court House Battlefield | January 3, 2001 (#66000069) |
Greensboro 36°07′53″N 79°50′47″W / 36.131389°N 79.846389°W / 36.131389; -79.846389 (Guilford Court House Battlefield) | Guilford | Partially preserved site of American Revolutionary War's Battle of Guilford Court House | |
19 | Hardaway Site | June 21, 1990 (#84002529) |
Badin 35°24′38″N 80°06′53″W / 35.4105°N 80.1147°W / 35.4105; -80.1147 (Hardaway Site) | Stanly | An archaeological site | |
20 | Hayes Plantation | November 7, 1973 (#74001341) |
Edenton 36°02′53″N 76°36′08″W / 36.048189°N 76.602229°W / 36.048189; -76.602229 (Hayes Plantation) | Chowan | A plantation | |
21 | Hinton Rowan Helper House | November 7, 1973 (#73001336) |
Mocksville 35°54′18″N 80°36′17″W / 35.905137°N 80.604724°W / 35.905137; -80.604724 (Hinton Rowan Helper House) | Davie | Former home of abolitionist and author of nationally influential publication "The Impending Crisis of the South". | |
22 | Market House | November 7, 1973 (#70000451) |
Fayetteville 35°03′09″N 78°52′42″W / 35.052557°N 78.878295°W / 35.052557; -78.878295 (Market House) | Cumberland | Market below, town hall above | |
23 | MONITOR | June 23, 1986 (#74002299) |
Cape Hatteras 35°00′06″N 75°24′23″W / 35.001667°N 75.406389°W / 35.001667; -75.406389 (MONITOR) | Dare | USS Monitor shipwreck (ironclad). | |
24 | Pauli Murray Family Home | December 23, 2016 (#100000866) |
Durham 35°59′34″N 78°54′59″W / 35.992778°N 78.916389°W / 35.992778; -78.916389 (Pauli Murray Family Home) | Durham | Now the Pauli Murray Center. | |
25 | Nash-Hooper House | November 11, 1971 (#71000610) |
Hillsborough 36°04′37″N 79°06′01″W / 36.077058°N 79.100232°W / 36.077058; -79.100232 (Nash-Hooper House) | Orange | NRHP 71000610 | |
26 | North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building | May 15, 1975 (#75001258) |
Durham 35°59′45″N 78°54′03″W / 35.995911°N 78.900857°W / 35.995911; -78.900857 (North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building) | Durham | 1921 commercial building; second headquarters of a major black-owned insurance company. | |
27 | NORTH CAROLINA | January 14, 1986 (#82004893) |
Wilmington 34°14′06″N 77°56′34″W / 34.2349°N 77.942855°W / 34.2349; -77.942855 (NORTH CAROLINA) | New Hanover | NRHP 82004893. USS North Carolina (battleship). | |
28 | Old East | December 21, 1965 (#66000596) |
Chapel Hill 35°54′38″N 79°03′03″W / 35.910618°N 79.05075°W / 35.910618; -79.05075 (Old East) | Orange | First building of first state university in the United States, built in 1795 | |
29 | Old Salem Historic District | November 13, 1966 (#66000591) |
Winston-Salem 36°05′12″N 80°14′31″W / 36.086624°N 80.2419°W / 36.086624; -80.2419 (Old Salem Historic District) | Forsyth | Early Moravian settlement, now a museum | |
30 | Palmer-Marsh House | April 15, 1970 (#70000439) |
Bath 35°28′30″N 76°48′51″W / 35.474870°N 76.814170°W / 35.474870; -76.814170 (Palmer-Marsh House) | Beaufort | ||
31 | Pinehurst Historic District | June 19, 1996 (#73001361) |
Pinehurst 35°11′42″N 79°28′23″W / 35.1951°N 79.473164°W / 35.1951; -79.473164 (Pinehurst Historic District) | Moore | Resort community designed by Frederick Law Olmsted; also includes Pinehurst Resort | |
32 | Playmakers Theatre | November 7, 1973 (#71000605) |
Chapel Hill 35°54′17″N 79°03′02″W / 35.904754°N 79.050450°W / 35.904754; -79.050450 (Playmakers Theatre) | Orange | Academic building in the Greek Revival style by New York architect Alexander Jackson Davis. | |
33 | Reed Gold Mine | May 23, 1966 (#66000587) |
Concord 35°17′08″N 80°28′12″W / 35.28542°N 80.46996°W / 35.28542; -80.46996 (Reed Gold Mine) | Cabarrus | Site of first gold discovery in United States | |
34 | Salem Tavern | January 29, 1964 (#66000592) |
Winston-Salem 36°05′07″N 80°14′30″W / 36.085336°N 80.241745°W / 36.085336; -80.241745 (Salem Tavern) | Forsyth | Vernacular structure erected in the eighteenth century that served as a social center of the North Carolina Piedmont. | |
35 | Single Brothers' House | April 15, 1970 (#70000454) |
Winston-Salem 36°05′15″N 80°14′32″W / 36.087560°N 80.242105°W / 36.087560; -80.242105 (Single Brothers' House) | Forsyth | Early vernacular structure that exemplifies the central European architectural traditions of the Moravians. | |
36 | Town Creek Indian Mound | July 19, 1964 (#66000594) |
Mount Gilead 35°10′58″N 79°55′46″W / 35.182806°N 79.929472°W / 35.182806; -79.929472 (Town Creek Indian Mound) | Montgomery | Archaeological site | |
37 | Union Tavern | May 15, 1975 (#75001245) |
Milton 36°32′12″N 79°12′24″W / 36.536567°N 79.206785°W / 36.536567; -79.206785 (Union Tavern) | Caswell | Early nineteenth century vernacular structure with strong associations with influential freedman cabinetmaker Thomas Day. | |
38 | Thomas Wolfe House | November 11, 1971 (#71000572) |
Asheville 35°35′45″N 82°32′43″W / 35.595699°N 82.545287°W / 35.595699; -82.545287 (Thomas Wolfe House) | Buncombe | ||
39 | Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center | January 3, 2001 (#66000071) |
Kill Devil Hills 36°01′14″N 75°40′03″W / 36.020659°N 75.667596°W / 36.020659; -75.667596 (Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center) | Dare |
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina.
- National Register of Historic Places listings in North Carolina
- List of National Historic Landmarks by state
References
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
External links
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.