National Register of Historic Places listings in North Carolina Facts for Kids

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Map showing historic places in North Carolina

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.

Historic Places by County

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.

Oak Island Lighthouse, Caswell Beach

Heck-Andrews House, Raleigh

Bennett Place State Historic Site, Durham

Wood Lawn, Mount Mourne

First Christian Church, Robersonville

Wilkes County Courthouse, Wilkesboro

Henderson Fire Station and Municipal Building, Henderson

Pisgah Community Covered Bridge, Pisgah

Pelletier House, Jacksonville

Madison County Courthouse, Marshall

Asheville City Hall, Asheville

Guilford College Historic District, Greensboro

Shell Service Station, Winston-Salem

Falcon Tabernacle, Falcon

Old Davidson County Courthouse, Lexington

Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill

Bodie Island Light Station, Nags Head

Mast General Store, Valle Crucis

Old Main, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke

Moratock Iron Furnace, Danbury

Fort Defiance, Lenoir

	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

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