List of National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina

Last updated August 06, 2024

This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina.

^[1]	Landmark name	Image	Date designated^[2]	Location	County	Description
1	Bentonville Battlefield	Bentonville Battlefield More images	June 19, 1996 (#70000460)	Bentonville and Newton Grove 35°18′23″N78°19′26″W / 35.306389°N 78.323889°W / 35.306389; -78.323889 (Bentonville Battlefield)	Johnston	Site of Battle of Bentonville
2	Bethabara	Bethabara More images	January 20, 1999 (#78001948)	Winston-Salem 36°09′16″N80°17′55″W / 36.154444°N 80.298611°W / 36.154444; -80.298611 (Bethabara)	Forsyth	Area of 1753 Moravian settlement
3	Bethania Historic District	Bethania Historic District	August 7, 2001 (#76001321)	Bethania 36°11′02″N80°20′13″W / 36.183889°N 80.336944°W / 36.183889; -80.336944 (Bethania Historic District)	Forsyth
4	Biltmore Estate	Biltmore Estate More images	May 23, 1963 (#66000586)	Asheville 35°32′23″N82°33′03″W / 35.53965°N 82.55095°W / 35.53965; -82.55095 (Biltmore Estate) 35°32′23″N82°33′03″W / 35.53965°N 82.55095°W / 35.53965; -82.55095 (Biltmore Estate)	Buncombe	Largest private residence in the united states.
5	W. T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory	W. T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory	December 22, 1977 (#74001346)	Durham 35°59′44″N78°54′14″W / 35.995457°N 78.903959°W / 35.995457; -78.903959	Durham	Also known as Bull Durham Tobacco Factory.
6	Blandwood	Blandwood More images	June 7, 1988 (#70000455)	Greensboro 36°04′13″N79°47′44″W / 36.070384°N 79.795425°W / 36.070384; -79.795425 (Blandwood)	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	Cape Hatteras Light Station More images	August 5, 1998 (#78000266)	Buxton 35°15′02″N75°31′44″W / 35.250556°N 75.528806°W / 35.250556; -75.528806 (Cape Hatteras Light Station)	Dare	At 208 feet (63 m) tall, tallest lighthouse in the United States.
8	Capitol (North Carolina)	Capitol (North Carolina) More images	November 6, 1973 (#70000476)	Raleigh 35°46′52″N78°38′20″W / 35.781249°N 78.638897°W / 35.781249; -78.638897 (Capitol (North Carolina))	Wake	Capitol building, part of Capitol Area Historic District.
9	Chowan County Courthouse	Chowan County Courthouse More images	April 15, 1970 (#70000447)	Edenton 36°03′28″N76°36′29″W / 36.057889°N 76.607935°W / 36.057889; -76.607935 (Chowan County Courthouse)	Chowan
10	Christ Episcopal Church	Christ Episcopal Church More images	December 23, 1987 (#87002597)	Raleigh 35°46′52″N78°38′16″W / 35.781146°N 78.637648°W / 35.781146; -78.637648 (Christ Episcopal Church)	Wake	Perhaps earliest Gothic architecture church in the South, designed in 1846 by Richard Upjohn
11	Connemara, The Carl Sandburg Farm	Connemara, The Carl Sandburg Farm More images	May 23, 1968 (#68000013)	Flat Rock 35°16′04″N82°27′06″W / 35.267778°N 82.451667°W / 35.267778; -82.451667 (Connemara, The Carl Sandburg Farm)	Henderson
12	Cooleemee	Cooleemee More images	June 2, 1978 (#73001334)	Mocksville 35°51′12″N80°24′36″W / 35.8534°N 80.41°W / 35.8534; -80.41 (Cooleemee)	Davie	Innovative Piedmont plantation house influenced by designs of architect William H. Ranlett.
13	Coolmore	Coolmore More images	June 2, 1978 (#71000581)	Tarboro 35°55′29″N77°35′46″W / 35.9248°N 77.596°W / 35.9248; -77.596 (Coolmore)	Edgecombe	Plantation
14	Cupola House	Cupola House More images	April 15, 1970 (#70000889)	Edenton 36°03′28″N76°36′33″W / 36.057856°N 76.609261°W / 36.057856; -76.609261 (Cupola House)	Chowan	A house with a cupola
15	Josephus Daniels House	Josephus Daniels House	December 8, 1976 (#76001342)	Raleigh 35°47′56″N78°38′51″W / 35.798937°N 78.647597°W / 35.798937; -78.647597 (Josephus Daniels House)	Wake	Home of Josephus Daniels (Destroyed 2021)
16	Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory	Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory	November 13, 1966 (#66000590)	Durham 36°02′06″N78°55′16″W / 36.035°N 78.921111°W / 36.035; -78.921111	Durham	Homestead and factory of Washington Duke
17	Fort Fisher	Fort Fisher More images	November 5, 1961 (#66000595)	Wilmington 33°58′18″N77°55′10″W / 33.9717°N 77.9194°W / 33.9717; -77.9194 (Fort Fisher)	New Hanover	A fort
18	Guilford Court House Battlefield	Guilford Court House Battlefield More images	January 3, 2001 (#66000069)	Greensboro 36°07′53″N79°50′47″W / 36.131389°N 79.846389°W / 36.131389; -79.846389 (Guilford Court House Battlefield)	Guilford	Partially preserved site of American Revolutionary War's Battle of Guilford Court House
19	Hardaway Site	Hardaway Site	June 21, 1990 (#84002529)	Badin 35°24′38″N80°06′53″W / 35.4105°N 80.1147°W / 35.4105; -80.1147 (Hardaway Site)	Stanly	An archaeological site
20	Hayes Plantation	Hayes Plantation More images	November 7, 1973 (#74001341)	Edenton 36°02′53″N76°36′08″W / 36.048189°N 76.602229°W / 36.048189; -76.602229 (Hayes Plantation)	Chowan	A plantation
21	Hinton Rowan Helper House	Hinton Rowan Helper House	November 7, 1973 (#73001336)	Mocksville 35°54′18″N80°36′17″W / 35.905137°N 80.604724°W / 35.905137; -80.604724 (Hinton Rowan Helper House)	Davie	Former home of abolitionist and author of nationally influential publication "The Impending Crisis of the South".
22	Market House	Market House More images	November 7, 1973 (#70000451)	Fayetteville 35°03′09″N78°52′42″W / 35.052557°N 78.878295°W / 35.052557; -78.878295 (Market House)	Cumberland	Market below, town hall above
23	MONITOR	MONITOR More images	June 23, 1986 (#74002299)	Cape Hatteras 35°00′06″N75°24′23″W / 35.001667°N 75.406389°W / 35.001667; -75.406389 (MONITOR)	Dare	USS Monitor shipwreck (ironclad).
24	Pauli Murray Family Home	Pauli Murray Family Home	December 23, 2016 (#100000866)	Durham 35°59′34″N78°54′59″W / 35.992778°N 78.916389°W / 35.992778; -78.916389 (Pauli Murray Family Home)	Durham	Now the Pauli Murray Center.
25	Nash-Hooper House	Nash-Hooper House More images	November 11, 1971 (#71000610)	Hillsborough 36°04′37″N79°06′01″W / 36.077058°N 79.100232°W / 36.077058; -79.100232 (Nash-Hooper House)	Orange	NRHP 71000610
26	North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building	North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building	May 15, 1975 (#75001258)	Durham 35°59′45″N78°54′03″W / 35.995911°N 78.900857°W / 35.995911; -78.900857	Durham	1921 commercial building; second headquarters of a major black-owned insurance company.
27	NORTH CAROLINA	NORTH CAROLINA More images	January 14, 1986 (#82004893)	Wilmington 34°14′06″N77°56′34″W / 34.2349°N 77.942855°W / 34.2349; -77.942855 (NORTH CAROLINA)	New Hanover	NRHP 82004893. USS North Carolina (battleship).
28	Old East	Old East More images	December 21, 1965 (#66000596)	Chapel Hill 35°54′38″N79°03′03″W / 35.910618°N 79.05075°W / 35.910618; -79.05075 (Old East)	Orange	First building of first state university in the United States, built in 1795
29	Old Salem Historic District	Old Salem Historic District More images	November 13, 1966 (#66000591)	Winston-Salem 36°05′12″N80°14′31″W / 36.086624°N 80.2419°W / 36.086624; -80.2419 (Old Salem Historic District)	Forsyth	Early Moravian settlement, now a museum
30	Palmer-Marsh House	Palmer-Marsh House More images	April 15, 1970 (#70000439)	Bath 35°28′30″N76°48′51″W / 35.474870°N 76.814170°W / 35.474870; -76.814170 (Palmer-Marsh House)	Beaufort
31	Pinehurst Historic District	Pinehurst Historic District More images	June 19, 1996 (#73001361)	Pinehurst 35°11′42″N79°28′23″W / 35.1951°N 79.473164°W / 35.1951; -79.473164 (Pinehurst Historic District)	Moore	Resort community designed by Frederick Law Olmsted; also includes Pinehurst Resort
32	Playmakers Theatre	Playmakers Theatre More images	November 7, 1973 (#71000605)	Chapel Hill 35°54′17″N79°03′02″W / 35.904754°N 79.050450°W / 35.904754; -79.050450 (Playmakers Theatre)	Orange	Academic building in the Greek Revival style by New York architect Alexander Jackson Davis.
33	Reed Gold Mine	Reed Gold Mine More images	May 23, 1966 (#66000587)	Concord 35°17′08″N80°28′12″W / 35.28542°N 80.46996°W / 35.28542; -80.46996 (Reed Gold Mine)	Cabarrus	Site of first gold discovery in United States
34	Salem Tavern	Salem Tavern More images	January 29, 1964 (#66000592)	Winston-Salem 36°05′07″N80°14′30″W / 36.085336°N 80.241745°W / 36.085336; -80.241745 (Salem Tavern)	Forsyth	Vernacular structure erected in the eighteenth century that served as a social center of the North Carolina Piedmont.
35	Single Brothers' House	Single Brothers' House More images	April 15, 1970 (#70000454)	Winston-Salem 36°05′15″N80°14′32″W / 36.087560°N 80.242105°W / 36.087560; -80.242105 (Single Brothers' House)	Forsyth	Early vernacular structure that exemplifies the central European architectural traditions of the Moravians.
36	Town Creek Indian Mound	Town Creek Indian Mound More images	July 19, 1964 (#66000594)	Mount Gilead 35°10′58″N79°55′46″W / 35.182806°N 79.929472°W / 35.182806; -79.929472 (Town Creek Indian Mound)	Montgomery	Archaeological site
37	Union Tavern	Union Tavern More images	May 15, 1975 (#75001245)	Milton 36°32′12″N79°12′24″W / 36.536567°N 79.206785°W / 36.536567; -79.206785 (Union Tavern)	Caswell	Early nineteenth century vernacular structure with strong associations with influential freedman cabinetmaker Thomas Day.
38	Thomas Wolfe House	Thomas Wolfe House More images	November 11, 1971 (#71000572)	Asheville 35°35′45″N82°32′43″W / 35.595699°N 82.545287°W / 35.595699; -82.545287 (Thomas Wolfe House)	Buncombe
39	Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center	Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center More images	January 3, 2001 (#66000071)	Kill Devil Hills 36°01′14″N75°40′03″W / 36.020659°N 75.667596°W / 36.020659; -75.667596	Dare

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This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Granville County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Burke County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Henderson County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Moore County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Haywood County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Ashe County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Perquimans County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Davie County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Avery County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Greene County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Mitchell County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Graham County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Camden County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Columbus County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in McDowell County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Pamlico County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Yancey County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

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↑ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
↑ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

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[NRHP_colors-1] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[refnums-2] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

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