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

Vance County North Carolina has 24 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 9 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Burnside Plantation House, Capehart, Thomas, House, Glebe House, Henderson Central Business Historic District and Mistletoe Villa.

Many famous people are associated with these Vance County historic places including P.H. Rose, William et al. Hawkins, Thomas A. Morgan, Richard Henderson and Allison Caulaincourt Zollicoffer.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Vance County places including Samuel Sloan, John Lynch, James Knox Taylor, Milburn & Heister, Capt. J.R. Thrower, Jacob W. Holt, Willie Newkirk, Benjamin Harrell Mixon, Robert Bunn and Eric G. Flannagan. Prominent architectural styles found in Vance Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Italianate.

Ashburn Hall (added 1977 - - #77001009)

Also known as Capehart House

W of Kittrell on SR 1101 , Kittrell

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Ashland (added 1973 - - #73001371)

N of Henderson on Satterwhite Point Rd. , Henderson

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Henderson,Richard

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, 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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Barker House (added 2014 - - #14000993)

1785 Barker Rd., Henderson

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Area of Significance:

Architecture

Belvidere (added 1992 - - #92001603)

Also known as Boyd House

NC 1329, NE end , Williamsboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Holt,Jacob W.

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Burnside Plantation House (added 1971 - - #71000621)

On SR 1335 , Williamsboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Capehart, Thomas, House (added 1977 - - #77001010)

W of Kittrell on SR 1105 , Kittrell

Royalal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Crudup, Josiah, House (added 1979 - - #79003342)

S of Kittrell on US 1 , Kittrell

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Glebe House (added 2003 - - #03000226)

Also known as 31VN166

Address Restricted , Harris Crossroads

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Processing, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Henderson Central Business Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001249)

Also known as See also:Henderson Fire Station and Municipal Building;Zolli

Garnett St. from Church to Young Sts. , Henderson

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Taylor,James Knox

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Rose,P.H.

Significant Year:

1915, 1881

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Government, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Rail-Related, Specialty Store, Storage

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Specialty Store

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Henderson Fire Station and Municipal Building (added 1978 - - #78001973)

Garnett and Young Sts. , Henderson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bunn,Robert

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Fire Station

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Fire Station

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LaGrange (added 1982 - - #82003519)

Also known as Robards-Royster House

S of Townsville off SR 1308 , Harris Crossroads

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Library and Laboratory Building--Henderson Institute (added 1995 - - #95001399)

Also known as Henderson Institute Historical Museum

Rock Spring St. , Henderson

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Black

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library, Research Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Machpelah (added 2007 - - #07000215)

Also known as Macpelah, McPelah;Taylor, Robert B., Farm

12079 NC 39, approx. 0.5 mi. S of Townsville , Townsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Newkirk, Willie

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Cemetery, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

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Mistletoe Villa (added 1978 - - #78001974)

Young Ave. , Henderson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sloan,Samuel

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Morgan, Thomas A., Farm (added 2019 - - #100004798)

Also known as Coon Creek Farm, Morgan Farm

1471, 1473 & 1475 Morgan Rd., Townsville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mixon, Benjamin Harrell, Flannagan, Eric G.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, Other

Historic Person:

Morgan, Thomas A.

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1937-1967 AD

Parham, Maria, Hospital (added 1994 - - #94001066)

Also known as Maria Parham Apartments

406 S. Chestnut St. , Henderson

Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

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Pleasant Hill/Hawkins House (added 1979 - - #79001758)

Also known as Rivenoak

W of Middleburg on SR 1371 , Middleburg

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Hawkins,William et al.

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, 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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Pool Rock Plantation (added 1978 - - #78001977)

NE of Williamsboro on SR 1380 , Williamsboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Holt,Jacob W.

Architectural Style:

Federal, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

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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St. James Episcopal Church and Rectory (added 1978 - - #78001976)

Jct. of SR 1551 and SR 1555 , Kittrell

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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St. John's Episcopal Church (added 1971 - - #71000622)

SR 1329 , Williamsboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lynch,John

Architectural Style:

Colonial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Stone, Daniel, Plank House (added 1984 - - #84002531)

Address Restricted , Henderson

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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:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings

Vance County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001757)

Young St. , Henderson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Milburn & Heister, Thrower,Capt. J.R.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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West End School (added 2005 - - #04001585)

1000 S. Chestnut St. , Henderson

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

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Zollicoffer's Law Office (added 1978 - - #78001975)

215 N. Garnett St. , Henderson

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Zollicoffer,Allison Caulaincourt

Significant Year:

1887

Area of Significance:

Law, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Professional

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

More Information:

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