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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Whalehead Club (added 1980 - - #80002817)

Currituck Banks , Corolla

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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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