List of the oldest buildings in North Carolina facts for kids

This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of North Carolina in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in North Carolina and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier. To be listed here a site must:

• date from prior to 1776; or
• be the oldest building in a county, large city, or oldest of its type (church, government building, etc.),

Building	Image	Location	First Built	Use	Notes
Lane House (Edenton, North Carolina)		Edenton	1718-19	House	Oldest house in North Carolina identified by dendrochronology; One-and-a-half stories; located in the Edenton National Register Historic District; Owned by Steve and Linda Lane.
Sloop Point		Pender County	1726	House	Resembles Caribbean architecture
Newbold-White House		Hertford	1730	House	Oldest brick house in North Carolina.National Register of Historic Places, 1971.
Myers-White House		Hertford	1730	House	National Register of Historic Places, 1971.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church (Bath, North Carolina)		Bath	1734	Religious	Oldest surviving church building in North Carolina.
Orton Plantation Main House		Winnabow	1735	House
St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Churchyard		Edenton	1736	Church	National Register of Historic Places, 1975.
Mitchell-Anderson House		Wilmington	ca. 1740	House	One of the oldest houses in Wilmington.
Woodleys Manor		Pasquotank County	ca. 1740	House	Oldest house in Pasquotank County, oldest side-hall plan in North Carolina, and earliest known Carolina plan.
Palmer-Marsh House		Bath	1744	House	National Historic Landmark.
Milford		Camden County	1746	House	Oldest two-story brick house in North Carolina. National Register of Historic Places, 1972.
Old Brick House		Pasquotank County	ca. 1750	House	National Register of Historic Places, 1972.
Hammock House		Beaufort	ca. 1700-1750	House	Purportedly oldest house in Beaufort, NC, also known as "Blackbeard's House," some sources claim it was built between 1700-1709, based upon a carved timber in the house.
Cupola House		Edenton	1758	House	National Register of Historic Places, 1970.
Joel Lane House		Raleigh	ca. 1760-1770	House	Oldest house in Raleigh
DuBoise-Boatwright House		Wilmington	1765	House	One of the oldest houses in Wilmington.
Michael Braun House		Granite Quarry	1766	House	Also called Old Stone House. Oldest building in Rowan County.
Chowan County Courthouse		Edenton	1767	Courthouse	Oldest courthouse in North Carolina. National Register of Historic Places, 1970.
St. Philip's Church Ruins		Brunswick Town	1768	Church
Single Brothers' House		Winston-Salem	1769	House	Part of Moravian settlement.
Burgwin-Wright House		Wilmington	1770	House	One of the oldest houses in Wilmington.
Hugh Torrance House and Store		Huntersville	ca. 1770	Store and House	The oldest standing store in North Carolina, and oldest surviving structures in Mecklenburg County.
Patrick Gordon House		New Bern	1771	House	National Register, Oldest substantially unaltered house in New Bern.
Nash-Hooper House		Hillsborough	1772	House	National Historic Landmark, home to signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
Mordecai House		Raleigh	1775	House	Oldest house in Raleigh on its original foundations.
Salem Tavern		Winston-Salem	1784	Tavern	The Tavern was the lodgings for George Washington for two nights during his Southern Tour in 1791.
Cool Spring Place		Fayetteville	1788	Tavern	Oldest building in Fayetteville.
St Philips Moravian Church (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)		Winston-Salem	1861	Church	Oldest African American Church building in North Carolina.
Temple of Israel (Wilmington, North Carolina)		Wilmington	1876	Synagogue	Oldest Jewish synagogue in North Carolina.