Jamestown Historic District (Jamestown, North Carolina)

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Jamestown Historic District
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LocationBoth sides of U.S. 29A, Jamestown, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°59′40″N79°56′44″W / 35.99444°N 79.94556°W / 35.99444; -79.94556 Coordinates: 35°59′40″N79°56′44″W / 35.99444°N 79.94556°W / 35.99444; -79.94556
Area70 acres (28 ha)
NRHP reference No. 73001345 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 22, 1973

Jamestown Historic District is a national historic district located at Jamestown, Guilford County, North Carolina. The district encompasses nine contributing buildings in the Quaker community of Jamestown dated to the early-19th century. Located in the district is the separately listed Richard Mendenhall Plantation Buildings. Other notable buildings include the Richard Mendenhall Store, Jamestown Friends' Meeting House, Dr Shubal Coffin's House and Medical School (c. 1812), Dr. Coffin's second house (c. 1855), Harper-Johnson House, Mcinnis House, Joyner House, and Potter Log House. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (January 1973). "Jamestown Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.