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

Pender County North Carolina (Vacant / Not In Use) has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Observation Tower No. 2 and Burgaw Depot.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Pender County places including Kellex Corp., George & Lynch and Wilmington & Weldon Railroad. Prominent architectural styles found in Pender Country are .

Burgaw Depot (added 1986 - - #86001910)

102 E. Fremont , Burgaw

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wilmington & Weldon Railroad

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Observation Tower No. 2 (added 1993 - - #93000911)

Also known as Queen's Grant Tower

1000 blk. S. Anderson Blvd. , Topsail Beach

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Air Facility, Naval Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use