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
1 Bentonville Battlefield
Bentonville Battlefield
 June 19, 1996
(#70000460)		 Bentonville and Newton Grove
35°18′23″N 78°19′26″W		 Johnston Site of Battle of Bentonville
2 Bethabara
Bethabara
 January 20, 1999
(#78001948)		 Winston-Salem
36°09′16″N 80°17′55″W		 Forsyth Area of 1753 Moravian settlement
3 Bethania Historic District
Bethania Historic District
 August 7, 2001
(#76001321)		 Bethania
36°11′02″N 80°20′13″W		 Forsyth
4 Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Estate
 May 23, 1963
(#66000586)		 Asheville
35.53965°N 82.55095°W / 35.53965; -82.55095 (Biltmore Estate)
35°32′23″N 82°33′03″W		 Buncombe
5 W. T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory
W. T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory
 December 22, 1977
(#74001346)		 Durham
35°59′44″N 78°54′14″W		 Durham Also known as Bull Durham Tobacco Factory.
6 Blandwood
Blandwood
 June 7, 1988
(#70000455)		 Greensboro
36°04′13″N 79°47′44″W		 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
Cape Hatteras Light Station
 August 5, 1998
(#78000266)		 Buxton
35°15′02″N 75°31′44″W		 Dare At 208 feet (63 m) tall, tallest lighthouse in the United States.
8 Capitol (North Carolina)
Capitol (North Carolina)
 November 6, 1973
(#70000476)		 Raleigh
35°46′52″N 78°38′20″W		 Wake Capitol building, part of Capitol Area Historic District.
9 Chowan County Courthouse
Chowan County Courthouse
 April 15, 1970
(#70000447)		 Edenton
36°03′28″N 76°36′29″W		 Chowan
10 Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church
 December 23, 1987
(#87002597)		 Raleigh
35°46′52″N 78°38′16″W		 Wake Perhaps earliest Gothic architecture church in the South, designed in 1846 by Richard Upjohn
11 Connemara, The Carl Sandburg Farm
Connemara, The Carl Sandburg Farm
 May 23, 1968
(#68000013)		 Flat Rock
35°16′04″N 82°27′06″W		 Henderson
12 Cooleemee
Cooleemee
 June 2, 1978
(#73001334)		 Mocksville
35°51′12″N 80°24′36″W		 Davie Innovative Piedmont plantation house influenced by designs of architect William H. Ranlett.
13 Coolmore
Coolmore
 June 2, 1978
(#71000581)		 Tarboro
35°55′29″N 77°35′46″W		 Edgecombe Plantation
14 Cupola House
Cupola House
 April 15, 1970
(#70000889)		 Edenton
36°03′28″N 76°36′33″W		 Chowan A house with a cupola
15 Josephus Daniels House
Josephus Daniels House
 December 8, 1976
(#76001342)		 Raleigh
35°47′56″N 78°38′51″W		 Wake Home of Josephus Daniels
16 Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory
Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory
 November 13, 1966
(#66000590)		 Durham
36°02′06″N 78°55′16″W		 Durham Homestead and factory of Washington Duke
17 Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher
 November 5, 1961
(#66000595)		 Wilmington
33°58′18″N 77°55′10″W		 New Hanover A fort
18 Guilford Court House Battlefield
Guilford Court House Battlefield
 January 3, 2001
(#66000069)		 Greensboro
36°07′53″N 79°50′47″W		 Guilford Partially preserved site of American Revolutionary War's Battle of Guilford Court House
19 Hardaway Site
Hardaway Site
 June 21, 1990
(#84002529)		 Badin
35°24′38″N 80°06′53″W		 Stanly An archaeological site
20 Hayes Plantation
Hayes Plantation
 November 7, 1973
(#74001341)		 Edenton
36°02′53″N 76°36′08″W		 Chowan A plantation
21 Hinton Rowan Helper House
Hinton Rowan Helper House
 November 7, 1973
(#73001336)		 Mocksville
35°54′18″N 80°36′17″W		 Davie Former home of abolitionist and author of nationally influential publication "The Impending Crisis of the South".
22 Market House
Market House
 November 7, 1973
(#70000451)		 Fayetteville
35°03′09″N 78°52′42″W		 Cumberland Market below, town hall above
23 MONITOR
MONITOR
 June 23, 1986
(#74002299)		 Cape Hatteras
35°00′06″N 75°24′23″W		 Dare USS Monitor shipwreck (ironclad).
24 Pauli Murray Family Home
Pauli Murray Family Home
 December 23, 2016
(#100000866)		 Durham
35°59′34″N 78°54′59″W		 Durham Now the Pauli Murray Center.
25 Nash-Hooper House
Nash-Hooper House
 November 11, 1971
(#71000610)		 Hillsborough
36°04′37″N 79°06′01″W		 Orange NRHP 71000610
26 North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building
 May 15, 1975
(#75001258)		 Durham
35°59′45″N 78°54′03″W		 Durham 1921 commercial building; second headquarters of a major black-owned insurance company.
27 NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH CAROLINA
 January 14, 1986
(#82004893)		 Wilmington
34°14′06″N 77°56′34″W		 New Hanover NRHP 82004893. USS North Carolina (battleship).
28 Old East
Old East
 December 21, 1965
(#66000596)		 Chapel Hill
35°54′38″N 79°03′03″W		 Orange First building of first state university in the United States, built in 1795
29 Old Salem Historic District
Old Salem Historic District
 November 13, 1966
(#66000591)		 Winston-Salem
36°05′12″N 80°14′31″W		 Forsyth Early Moravian settlement, now a museum
30 Palmer-Marsh House
Palmer-Marsh House
 April 15, 1970
(#70000439)		 Bath
35°28′30″N 76°48′51″W		 Beaufort
31 Pinehurst Historic District
Pinehurst Historic District
 June 19, 1996
(#73001361)		 Pinehurst
35°11′42″N 79°28′23″W		 Moore Resort community designed by Frederick Law Olmsted; also includes Pinehurst Resort
32 Playmakers Theatre
Playmakers Theatre
 November 7, 1973
(#71000605)		 Chapel Hill
35°54′17″N 79°03′02″W		 Orange Academic building in the Greek Revival style by New York architect Alexander Jackson Davis.
33 Reed Gold Mine
Reed Gold Mine
 May 23, 1966
(#66000587)		 Concord
35°17′08″N 80°28′12″W		 Cabarrus Site of first gold discovery in United States
34 Salem Tavern
Salem Tavern
 January 29, 1964
(#66000592)		 Winston-Salem
36°05′07″N 80°14′30″W		 Forsyth Vernacular structure erected in the eighteenth century that served as a social center of the North Carolina Piedmont.
35 Single Brothers' House
Single Brothers' House
 April 15, 1970
(#70000454)		 Winston-Salem
36°05′15″N 80°14′32″W		 Forsyth Early vernacular structure that exemplifies the central European architectural traditions of the Moravians.
36 Town Creek Indian Mound
Town Creek Indian Mound
 July 19, 1964
(#66000594)		 Mount Gilead
35°10′58″N 79°55′46″W		 Montgomery Archaeological site
37 Union Tavern
Union Tavern
 May 15, 1975
(#75001245)		 Milton
36°32′12″N 79°12′24″W		 Caswell Early nineteenth century vernacular structure with strong associations with influential freedman cabinetmaker Thomas Day.
38 Thomas Wolfe House
Thomas Wolfe House
 November 11, 1971
(#71000572)		 Asheville
35°35′45″N 82°32′43″W		 Buncombe
39 Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center
Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center
 January 3, 2001
(#66000071)		 Kill Devil Hills
36°01′14″N 75°40′03″W		 Dare

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  • "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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