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

Wilson County North Carolina (Vacant / Not In Use) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include East Wilson Historic District, Cherry Hotel, Pender, Joseph John, House, Thompson, Alfred and Martha Jane, House and Williams Barn.

Several famous people are associated with these Wilson County historic places including Samuel Wick and Joseph John Pender.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wilson County places including Nestus Freeman, Joe W. Stout and Charles Collins Benton. Prominent architectural styles found in Wilson Country are Beaux Arts, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

Cherry Hotel (added 1982 - - #82003531)

333 E. Nash St. , Wilson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stout,Joe W., Benton,Charles Collins

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Meeting Hall, Restaurant

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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

Pender, Joseph John, House (added 1986 - - #86000766)

SR 1418 and SR 1002 , Wilson

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Pender,Joseph John

Significant Year:

1840

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Thompson, Alfred and Martha Jane, House and Williams Barn (added 2002 - - #02000007)

NC 1314, 0.4 mi. W of NC 58 , New Hope

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use