National Register of Historic Places listings in North Carolina facts for kids
Have you ever wondered about really old or important places in North Carolina? This page is all about the special buildings, areas, and objects in North Carolina that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It's like a special list that helps protect places that are important to America's history.
As of May 1, 2015, North Carolina has over 2,900 historic places on this list! These include 39 extra-special places called National Historic Landmarks, which are super important to the whole country. There are also places like National Historic Sites, National Military Parks, and National Memorials that tell amazing stories about our past.
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Historic Places by County
North Carolina has 100 counties, and each one has important historic sites! The table below shows how many places are listed in each county. These numbers are approximate and change as new places are added to the list.












County/City | Number of Sites | |
---|---|---|
1 | Alamance | 66 |
2 | Alexander | 1 |
3 | Alleghany | 10 |
4 | Anson | 7 |
5 | Ashe | 26 |
6 | Avery | 12 |
7 | Beaufort | 18 |
8 | Bertie | 23 |
9 | Bladen | 13 |
10 | Brunswick | 15 |
11 | Buncombe | 111 |
12 | Burke | 38 |
13 | Cabarrus | 28 |
14 | Caldwell | 17 |
15 | Camden | 7 |
16 | Carteret | 16 |
17 | Caswell | 22 |
18 | Catawba | 63 |
19 | Chatham | 54 |
20 | Cherokee | 8 |
21 | Chowan | 24 |
22 | Clay | 3 |
23 | Cleveland | 27 |
24 | Columbus | 6 |
25 | Craven | 54 |
26 | Cumberland | 70 |
27 | Currituck | 12 |
28 | Dare | 32 |
29 | Davidson | 55 |
30 | Davie | 20 |
31 | Duplin | 19 |
32 | Durham | 77 |
33 | Edgecombe | 36 |
34 | Forsyth | 100 |
35 | Franklin | 37 |
36 | Gaston | 32 |
37 | Gates | 10 |
38 | Graham | 6 |
39 | Granville | 45 |
40 | Greene | 11 |
41 | Guilford | 110 |
42 | Halifax | 40 |
43 | Harnett | 18 |
44 | Haywood | 24 |
45 | Henderson | 36 |
46 | Hertford | 33 |
47 | Hoke | 5 |
48 | Hyde | 10 |
49 | Iredell | 46 |
50 | Jackson | 20 |
51 | Johnston | 35 |
52 | Jones | 8 |
53 | Lee | 17 |
54 | Lenoir | 30 |
55 | Lincoln | 30 |
56 | Macon | 23 |
57 | Madison | 16 |
58 | Martin | 28 |
59 | McDowell | 13 |
60 | Mecklenburg | 102 |
61 | Mitchell | 9 |
62 | Montgomery | 7 |
63 | Moore | 29 |
64 | Nash | 29 |
65 | New Hanover | 27 |
66 | Northampton | 16 |
67 | Onslow | 15 |
68 | Orange | 47 |
69 | Pamlico | 1 |
70 | Pasquotank | 11 |
71 | Pender | 15 |
72 | Perquimans | 18 |
73 | Person | 12 |
74 | Pitt | 30 |
75 | Polk | 23 |
76 | Randolph | 21 |
77 | Richmond | 17 |
78 | Robeson | 23 |
79 | Rockingham | 46 |
80 | Rowan | 61 |
81 | Rutherford | 26 |
82 | Sampson | 49 |
83 | Scotland | 15 |
84 | Stanly | 15 |
85 | Stokes | 15 |
86 | Surry | 21 |
87 | Swain | 12 |
88 | Transylvania | 22 |
89 | Tyrrell | 3 |
90 | Union | 12 |
91 | Vance | 22 |
92 | Wake | 209 |
93 | Warren | 25 |
94 | Washington | 10 |
95 | Watauga | 22 |
96 | Wayne | 17 |
97 | Wilkes | 22 |
98 | Wilson | 28 |
99 | Yadkin | 8 |
100 | Yancey | 8 |
(duplicates) | (11) | |
Total: | 2,882 |