North Carolina - Currituck County
Currituck County North Carolina has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Baum Site, Currituck Beach Lighthouse, Currituck County Courthouse and Jail, Currituck Shooting Club and Twin Houses.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Woodland, Middle Woodland and English Explorations dating back to 499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Currituck County historic places including Philo T. Ruggles and Thomas Cooper Ferebee.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Currituck County places including Edward C. Knight Jr., James F. Brown, James Brown Ferebee, Barrett and Thomson, Thomas Cooper Ferebee and Charles Barrett. Prominent architectural styles found in Currituck Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Federal and Classical Revival.

Baum Site (added 1980 - - #80002818)
Also known as 31CK9
Address Restricted , Poplar Branch
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Woodland, Middle Woodland, English Explorations
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Coinjock Colored School (added 2013 - - #12001156)
4358 Caratoke Hwy., Coinjock
Mjnieradkabass, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
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Culong (added 1980 - - #80002819)
Also known as Ferebee, Thomas Cooper, House
S of Shawboro on SR 1147 , Shawboro
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ferebee,Thomas Cooper
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Ferebee, Thomas Cooper
Significant Year:
1812
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Currituck Beach Lighthouse (added 1973 - - #73001333)
Also known as Whaleshead Lighthouse
Northern NC Outer Banks , Corolla
Warfieldian, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Currituck Beach Lighthouse Complex (Boundary Increase) (added 2000 - - #99000911)
NC 12, N of NC 1185 , Corolla
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Commerce, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Water-Related
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Currituck County Courthouse and Jail (added 1979 - - #79001697)
Also known as Currituck County Jail
SR 1242 , Currituck
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Social History, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Colonial And Early American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
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Currituck Shooting Club (added 1980 - - #80002816)
S of Corolla , Corolla
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Ruggles, Philo T.
Significant Year:
1882, 1879
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
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Grandy School, (Former) (added 1998 - - #98001210)
Jct. of US 158 and Poplar Branch Rd. , Grandy
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brown, James F., Barrett, Charles
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
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Jarvisburg Colored School (added 2009 - - #09001104)
7301 NC 158 , Jarvisburg
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Shaw House (added 1980 - - #80002820)
Also known as Cupola House
NC 34 and SR 1203 , Shawboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Twin Houses (added 1972 - - #72000959)
On NC 168 at jct. of SR 1203 and 1147 , Shawboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Whalehead Club (added 1980 - - #80002817)
Currituck Banks , Corolla
Flickr upload bot, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Knight,Edward C.,Jr.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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