Louisburg Historic District

Louisburg Historic District
Nicholson-Bickett-Taylor House, Louisburg Historic District, March 2007
Location Roughly bounded by Allen Lane, Main and Cedar Sts., Franklin, Elm, and King St., Louisburg, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°6′12″N 78°17′57″W / 36.10333°N 78.29917°W / 36.10333; -78.29917Coordinates: 36°6′12″N 78°17′57″W / 36.10333°N 78.29917°W / 36.10333; -78.29917
Area 168 acres (68 ha)
Built by Jones, Albert Gamaliel; Et. al
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
NRHP reference # 87000041[1]
Added to NRHP February 18, 1987

Louisburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 206 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 6 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in residential sections of Louisburg included in the original 1779 town plan. It also includes a section of Louisburg College located on the old Town Commons. Dwellings date between about 1800 and the 1920s and include notable examples of popular architectural styles including Federal / Georgian, Italianate / Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, and Bungalow / American Craftsman. Located in the district and separately listed are the Fuller House, Williamson House, and Main Building, Louisburg College. Other notable buildings include the Shine-King House (c. 1800), Milner-Perry-Boddie-Dennis House (c. 1779), Dr. J.B. Clifton House (c. 1865), The Edgerton-Pruitt House (c. 1905), The Furgurson-Hicks House (c. 1908), Nicholson-Bickett-Taylor House (c. 1897), The Hughes-Watson-Wheless House (c. 1900), Bailey-Yarborough House (c. l895), The Barrow House (c. 1888-1890), The Neal-Webb House (c. 1904), The Milner-Williams-Person Place (c. 1789-1830), Former Rectory-St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Hicks-Perry-Bland-Holmes House (c. 1914), Malcomb McKinne House (c. 1922) First Baptist Church (1927), Louisburg United Methodist Church (1900), and Louisburg Baptist Church (1901-1904).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Vickie Mason (July 1986). "Louisburg Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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