National Register of Historic Places - North Carolina (NC), Beaufort County

Beaufort County North Carolina has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Palmer-Marsh House, Bank of Washington, West End Branch, Bath Historic District, Beaufort County Courthouse and Belfont Plantation House.

Several famous people are associated with these Beaufort County historic places including Reading Blount and David Bradley Perry.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Beaufort County places including Miller Construction Co., W.T. Kirk, C.F. Doughty and Benton & Benton. Prominent architectural styles found in Beaufort Country are Greek Revival, Colonial Revival and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Bank of Washington, West End Branch (added 1971 - - #71000566)

216 W. Main St. , Washington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Financial Institution

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Bath Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000437)

Also known as See Also:Palmer-Marsh House;Bonner House;St. Thomas Episcopa

Bounded by Bath Creek, NC 92, and King St. , Bath

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Bath School (added 2008 - - #07001495)

King & Carteret Sts. , Bath

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Beaufort County Courthouse (added 1971 - - #71000567)

Corner of W. 2nd and Market Sts. , Washington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Belfont Plantation House (added 1976 - - #76001305)

N of Latham on SR 1411 , Latham

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Historic Person:

Blount,Reading

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Belhaven City Hall (added 1981 - - #81000420)

Main St. , Belhaven

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Doughty,C.F., Kirk,W.T.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government, Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Fire Station

Current Function:

Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Museum

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Belhaven Commercial Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000180)

Belhaven, Belhaven

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1974 AD

Bonner House (added 1970 - - #70000438)

Also known as See Also:Bath Historic District

Front St. , Bath

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Bowers--Tripp House (added 1999 - - #99000424)

1040 N. Market St. , Washington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Benton & Benton, Miller Construction Co.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

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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North Market Street Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000767)

Roughly bounded by 15th, Nicholson & 6th Sts. & Summit Ave., Washington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

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Palmer-Marsh House (added 1970 - - #70000439)

Main St., S of NC 92 , Bath

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1700-1749

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Pantego Academy (added 1984 - - #84000114)

Academy St. , Pantego

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Rosedale (added 1982 - - #82003424)

Also known as Wharton House

NW of Washington off SR 1407 , Washington

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Historic Person:

Perry,David Bradley,et al.

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure

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St. Thomas Episcopal Church (added 1970 - - #70000440)

Also known as See Also:Bath Historic District

Craven St. , Bath

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Trinity Cemetery (added 2011 - - #11000545)

NC 33, .07 mi. W. of jct. with NC 1157, Chocowinity

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Social History, Art

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

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Ware Creek School (added 1996 - - #96001443)

E side of NC 1103, .3 mi. SE of jct. with NC 1112 , Blounts Creek

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Black

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic

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Washington Historic District (added 1979 - - #79001661)

Also known as See Also:Bank of Washington,West End Branch;Beaufort County

Roughly bounded by Jacks Creek, Pamlico River, Hackney, 3rd, Market, 5th, Harvey, and 2nd Sts. , Washington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Law, Transportation, Politics/Government, Commerce, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

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Zion Episcopal Church (added 2000 - - #00000988)

US 264, 0.2 mi. E of jct. with NC 1601 , Washington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

More Information:

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