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

Wilson County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include East Wilson Historic District, Black Creek Rural Historic District, Broad--Kenan Streets Historic District, Elm City Municipal Historic District and Evansdale Rural Historic District.

Many famous people are associated with these Wilson County historic places including Samuel Wick, William Woodard, Benjamin Simms, William Davis Petway, Keziah Dickinson and Judge George Howard.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wilson County places including Nestus Freeman, Solon Balias Moore, Claudius C. Rackley and S.B. Moore. Prominent architectural styles found in Wilson Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Black Creek Rural Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001659)

Along NC 1628 , Black Creek

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Georgian, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Dickinson,Keziah,et al.

Significant Year:

1810, 1855, 1787

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Broad--Kenan Streets Historic District (added 1988 - - #88002084)

Roughly bounded by Pine, Broad, Hines and Cone , Wilson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Moore,S.B.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

East Wilson Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000371)

Roughly bounded by E. Gold and Academy Sts., Ward Blvd., Woodard Street Ave. and Elvie St., and Railroad and Pender Sts., Wilson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple, Freeman,Nestus

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Wick,Samuel

Significant Year:

1890

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Hospital, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Elm City Municipal Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000770)

Roughly bounded by North, Pender and Branch, Wilson, and Anderson Sts. , Elm City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Rackley,Claudius C.

Architectural Style:

Other, Early Commercial, Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Howard,Judge George

Significant Year:

1873

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Education, Transportation, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Evansdale Rural Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001661)

Along NC 1602 roughly between NC 1622 and NC 1626 , Stantonsburg

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Simms,Benjamin,et al.

Significant Year:

1850, 1870, 1840

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Lucama Municipal Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000772)

Roughly bounded by US 301 and Railroad St., Main St., Black Creek Rd., and Goldsboro St. , Lucama

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Transportation, Industry, Agriculture, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Old Wilson Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000736)

Also known as See Also:Rountree, Moses, House;Davis-Whitehead-Harriss Hous

Roughly bounded by Nash, N. Cone, Gold and Railroad Sts. and Maplewood Cemetery , Wilson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Moore,Solon Balias

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

Upper Town Creek Rural Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001656)

Roughly bounded by NC 1003, NC 1411, NC 1414, and Town Creek , Wilson

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Gothic Revival, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Petway,William Davis,et al.

Significant Year:

1920, 1820

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

West Nash Street Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001033)

West Nash St. , Wilson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Moore,Solon Balias

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Communications

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Wilson Central Business-Tobacco Warehouse Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003876)

Also known as See Also:78001986;79001765;82003531

Roughly bounded by Pender, Green, Pine, S. Jackson, and Hines Sts. , Wilson

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Art Deco, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Pace,Edmund M.,et al.

Area of Significance:

Economics, Education, Politics/Government, Industry, Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Woodard Family Rural Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001657)

Along US 264 , Wilson

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Woodard,William,et al.

Significant Year:

1920, 1832

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling