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This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina.
North Carolina has 39 National Historic Landmarks:
[1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bentonville Battlefield | ![]() |
June 19, 1996 (#70000460) |
Bentonville and Newton Grove 35°18′23″N 78°19′26″W |
Johnston | Site of Battle of Bentonville |
2 | Bethabara | ![]() |
January 20, 1999 (#78001948) |
Winston-Salem 36°09′16″N 80°17′55″W |
Forsyth | Area of 1753 Moravian settlement |
3 | Bethania Historic District | August 7, 2001 (#76001321) |
Bethania 36°11′02″N 80°20′13″W |
Forsyth | ||
4 | Biltmore Estate | ![]() |
May 23, 1963 (#66000586) |
Asheville 35.53965°N 82.55095°W 35°32′23″N 82°33′03″W |
Buncombe | Largest private residence in the united states. |
5 | W. T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory | ![]() |
December 22, 1977 (#74001346) |
Durham 35°59′44″N 78°54′14″W |
Durham | Also known as Bull Durham Tobacco Factory. |
6 | Blandwood | ![]() |
June 7, 1988 (#70000455) |
Greensboro 36°04′13″N 79°47′44″W |
Guilford | Former home of progressive North Carolina Governor John Motley Morehead, designed by New York architect Alexander Jackson Davis in the Italian Tuscan style. |
7 | Cape Hatteras Light Station | ![]() |
August 5, 1998 (#78000266) |
Buxton 35°15′02″N 75°31′44″W |
Dare | At 208 feet (63 m) tall, tallest lighthouse in the United States. |
8 | Capitol (North Carolina) | ![]() |
November 6, 1973 (#70000476) |
Raleigh 35°46′52″N 78°38′20″W |
Wake | Capitol building, part of Capitol Area Historic District. |
9 | Chowan County Courthouse | ![]() |
April 15, 1970 (#70000447) |
Edenton 36°03′28″N 76°36′29″W |
Chowan | |
10 | Christ Episcopal Church | ![]() |
December 23, 1987 (#87002597) |
Raleigh 35°46′52″N 78°38′16″W |
Wake | Perhaps earliest Gothic architecture church in the South, designed in 1846 by Richard Upjohn |
11 | Connemara, The Carl Sandburg Farm | ![]() |
May 23, 1968 (#68000013) |
Flat Rock 35°16′04″N 82°27′06″W |
Henderson | |
12 | Cooleemee | ![]() |
June 2, 1978 (#73001334) |
Mocksville 35°51′12″N 80°24′36″W |
Davie | Innovative Piedmont plantation house influenced by designs of architect William H. Ranlett. |
13 | Coolmore | ![]() |
June 2, 1978 (#71000581) |
Tarboro 35°55′29″N 77°35′46″W |
Edgecombe | Plantation |
14 | Cupola House | ![]() |
April 15, 1970 (#70000889) |
Edenton 36°03′28″N 76°36′33″W |
Chowan | A house with a cupola |
15 | Josephus Daniels House | ![]() |
December 8, 1976 (#76001342) |
Raleigh 35°47′56″N 78°38′51″W |
Wake | Home of Josephus Daniels (Destroyed 2021) |
16 | Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory | ![]() |
November 13, 1966 (#66000590) |
Durham 36°02′06″N 78°55′16″W |
Durham | Homestead and factory of Washington Duke |
17 | Fort Fisher | ![]() |
November 5, 1961 (#66000595) |
Wilmington 33°58′18″N 77°55′10″W |
New Hanover | A fort |
18 | Guilford Court House Battlefield | ![]() |
January 3, 2001 (#66000069) |
Greensboro 36°07′53″N 79°50′47″W |
Guilford | Partially preserved site of American Revolutionary War's Battle of Guilford Court House |
19 | Hardaway Site | ![]() |
June 21, 1990 (#84002529) |
Badin 35°24′38″N 80°06′53″W |
Stanly | An archaeological site |
20 | Hayes Plantation | ![]() |
November 7, 1973 (#74001341) |
Edenton 36°02′53″N 76°36′08″W |
Chowan | A plantation |
21 | Hinton Rowan Helper House | ![]() |
November 7, 1973 (#73001336) |
Mocksville 35°54′18″N 80°36′17″W |
Davie | Former home of abolitionist and author of nationally influential publication "The Impending Crisis of the South". |
22 | Market House | ![]() |
November 7, 1973 (#70000451) |
Fayetteville 35°03′09″N 78°52′42″W |
Cumberland | Market below, town hall above |
23 | MONITOR | ![]() |
June 23, 1986 (#74002299) |
Cape Hatteras 35°00′06″N 75°24′23″W |
Dare | USS Monitor shipwreck (ironclad). |
24 | Pauli Murray Family Home | ![]() |
December 23, 2016 (#100000866) |
Durham 35°59′34″N 78°54′59″W |
Durham | Now the Pauli Murray Center. |
25 | Nash-Hooper House | ![]() |
November 11, 1971 (#71000610) |
Hillsborough 36°04′37″N 79°06′01″W |
Orange | NRHP 71000610 |
26 | North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building | ![]() |
May 15, 1975 (#75001258) |
Durham 35°59′45″N 78°54′03″W |
Durham | 1921 commercial building; second headquarters of a major black-owned insurance company. |
27 | NORTH CAROLINA | ![]() |
January 14, 1986 (#82004893) |
Wilmington 34°14′06″N 77°56′34″W |
New Hanover | NRHP 82004893. USS North Carolina (battleship). |
28 | Old East | ![]() |
December 21, 1965 (#66000596) |
Chapel Hill 35°54′38″N 79°03′03″W |
Orange | First building of first state university in the United States, built in 1795 |
29 | Old Salem Historic District | November 13, 1966 (#66000591) |
Winston-Salem 36°05′12″N 80°14′31″W |
Forsyth | Early Moravian settlement, now a museum | |
30 | Palmer-Marsh House | ![]() |
April 15, 1970 (#70000439) |
Bath 35°28′30″N 76°48′51″W |
Beaufort | |
31 | Pinehurst Historic District | ![]() |
June 19, 1996 (#73001361) |
Pinehurst 35°11′42″N 79°28′23″W |
Moore | Resort community designed by Frederick Law Olmsted; also includes Pinehurst Resort |
32 | Playmakers Theatre | ![]() |
November 7, 1973 (#71000605) |
Chapel Hill 35°54′17″N 79°03′02″W |
Orange | Academic building in the Greek Revival style by New York architect Alexander Jackson Davis. |
33 | Reed Gold Mine | ![]() |
May 23, 1966 (#66000587) |
Concord 35°17′08″N 80°28′12″W |
Cabarrus | Site of first gold discovery in United States |
34 | Salem Tavern | ![]() |
January 29, 1964 (#66000592) |
Winston-Salem 36°05′07″N 80°14′30″W |
Forsyth | Vernacular structure erected in the eighteenth century that served as a social center of the North Carolina Piedmont. |
35 | Single Brothers' House | ![]() |
April 15, 1970 (#70000454) |
Winston-Salem 36°05′15″N 80°14′32″W |
Forsyth | Early vernacular structure that exemplifies the central European architectural traditions of the Moravians. |
36 | Town Creek Indian Mound | July 19, 1964 (#66000594) |
Mount Gilead 35°10′58″N 79°55′46″W |
Montgomery | Archaeological site | |
37 | Union Tavern | ![]() |
May 15, 1975 (#75001245) |
Milton 36°32′12″N 79°12′24″W |
Caswell | Early nineteenth century vernacular structure with strong associations with influential freedman cabinetmaker Thomas Day. |
38 | Thomas Wolfe House | ![]() |
November 11, 1971 (#71000572) |
Asheville 35°35′45″N 82°32′43″W |
Buncombe | |
39 | Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center | January 3, 2001 (#66000071) |
Kill Devil Hills 36°01′14″N 75°40′03″W |
Dare |
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