North Carolina - Brunswick County
Brunswick County North Carolina has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bald Head Island Lighthouse, Brunswick Town Historic District, Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District, Fort Johnston and T. B. McCLINTIC.

The famous person Gov. Benjamin Smith is associated with one of more of the Brunswick County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Brunswick County places including D.S. Way, Capt. Nathaniel Lord Thompson, Bath Iron Works, A.J. Robbins, W.F. & Son Construction Co Brinkley, W.D. Morrell and US Lighthouse Service. Prominent architectural styles found in Brunswick Country are Classical Revival, Greek Revival and Late Gothic Revival.

Bald Head Creek Boathouse (added 1997 - - #97001496)
Smith Island, mouth of Cape Fear R , Smith Island
Rhgibbs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Bald Head Island Lighthouse (added 1975 - - #75001242)
S of Southport on Smith Island at Bald Head , Southport
Mojo Hand, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Way,D.S.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Brunswick County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001663)
Davis and Moore Sts. , Southport
BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Robbins,A.J., Morrell,W.D.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall
More Information:
Brunswick Town Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001932)
Also known as Old Brunswick;Fort Anderson,Brunswick Town State Historic Si
N of Southport off SR 133 , Southport
FlickreviewR, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Science, Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military
Cultural Affiliation:
British Colonists
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
More Information:
Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District (added 1985 - - #85003195)
Also known as See Also:USS PETERHOFF
Address Restricted , Holden Beach
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Thompson,Capt. Nathaniel Lord
Architectural Style:
Other, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Transportation, Commerce
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
Cape Fear Lighthouse Complex (added 1978 - - #78001931)
Also known as Cap'n Charlie's Cottages
S of Kure Beach , Kure Beach
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Fort Caswell Historic District (added 2013 - - #13001025)
100 Caswell Beach Rd., Caswell Beach
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Fort Johnston (added 1974 - - #74001327)
Moore St. , Southport
Gerry D, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Military Facility
More Information:
New Hope Presbyterian Church (added 2011 - - #11000888)
800 Cherrytree Rd., NE., Winnabow
BSLRed, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
More Information:
Oak Island Life Saving Station (added 2000 - - #00001553)
217 Caswell Beach Rd. , Caswell Beach
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Maritime History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp
More Information:
Oak Island Lighthouse (added 2007 - - #07000293)
300A Caswell Beach Rd., N of NC 133 , Caswell Beach
VortBot, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brinkley, W.F. & Son Construction Co
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
More Information:
Orton Plantation (added 1973 - - #73001294)
On Cape Fear River at jct. of NC 1530 and 1529 , Smithville Township
APK, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Smith,Gov. Benjamin
Significant Year:
1845, 1910, 1735
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1825-1849, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Southport Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002801)
Roughly bounded by Cape Fear River, Rhett, Bay, Short and Brown Sts. , Southport
BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Robbins,A.J.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling
More Information:
St. Philip's Church Ruins (added 1970 - - #70000442)
S of Orton off NC 1533 , Orton
FlickreviewR, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
T. B. McCLINTIC (added 1994 - - #94000532)
Also known as ATLANTIC IV
Tripp's Marina , Shallotte Point
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bath Iron Works
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Health Care, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, Water-Related
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
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