Global InformationList of National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina information
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 |  |
June 19, 1996 (#70000460) |
Bentonville and Newton Grove 35°18′23″N 78°19′26″W / 35.306389°N 78.323889°W | 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 | 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 | Forsyth | |
| 4 | Biltmore Estate |  |
May 23, 1963 (#66000586) |
Asheville 35°32′23″N 82°33′03″W / 35.53965°N 82.55095°W 35°32′23″N 82°33′03″W / 35.53965°N 82.55095°W | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Chowan | |
| 10 | Christ Episcopal Church |  |
December 23, 1987 (#87002597) |
Raleigh 35°46′52″N 78°38′16″W / 35.781146°N 78.637648°W | 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 | Henderson | |
| 12 | Cooleemee |  |
June 2, 1978 (#73001334) |
Mocksville 35°51′12″N 80°24′36″W / 35.8534°N 80.41°W | 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 | Edgecombe | Plantation |
| 14 | Cupola House |  |
April 15, 1970 (#70000889) |
Edenton 36°03′28″N 76°36′33″W / 36.057856°N 76.609261°W | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Beaufort | |
| 31 | Pinehurst Historic District |  |
June 19, 1996 (#73001361) |
Pinehurst 35°11′42″N 79°28′23″W / 35.1951°N 79.473164°W | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Dare |
- ^ 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.