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

Chowan County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Edenton Historic District, Edenton Cotton Mill Historic District and Edenton Station, United States Fish and Fisheries Commission, Edenton Historic District (Boundary Increase II) and Edenton Historic District (Boundary Increase).

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Chowan County places including John Hawks, C.R. Makepeace, Public Works Administration, Commerce Dept. Bureau of Fisheries, George L. Borum, Badham, Hannibal,, Price, Joseph, et al., Frank Fred Muth, John Tyler Page and WPA. Prominent architectural styles found in Chowan Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Edenton Cotton Mill Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000089)

Bounded by E. Church St., Bount's Creek, Queen Anne's Creek, and Wood Ave. , Edenton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Borum, George L., Makepeace, C.R.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Organizational, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Edenton Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001316)

Also known as See Also:72000931;70000447;70000889;74001341;70000449;760013

Roughly bounded by E. & W. Freemason, S. Oakum, E. & W. Water, and Mosely Sts. , Edenton

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Hawks,John

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry, Architecture, Commerce

Cultural Affiliation:

Colonial,Industrial

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Edenton Historic District (Boundary Increase II) (added 2007 - - #07001010)

Roughly bounded by Filberts Creek, W. Hicks St., Park Ave., the RR right of way, and the original Edenton Historic Disti, Edenton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Badham, Hannibal,, Price, Joseph, et al.

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Colonial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black, Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private, Local, State

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Edenton Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2001 - - #01001075)

Both sides 300 block E. King St. , Edenton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Page, John Tyler, Muth, Frank Fred

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Black

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Single Dwelling

Edenton Station, United States Fish and Fisheries Commission (added 2002 - - #02000961)

200 blk. Old Fish Hatchery Rd. , Edenton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bureau of Fisheries, Commerce Dept., Public Works Administration

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Fishing Facility Or Site, Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land, Water Works

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Single Dwelling

Hicks Field (added 1995 - - #95001050)

Jct. of Freemason and Woodard Sts., NE corner , Edenton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Sport Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Sport Facility