North Carolina - Gates County
Gates County North Carolina has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Gates County Courthouse, Buckland, Elmwood Plantation, Eure--Roberts House and Freeman House.

Several famous people are associated with these Gates County historic places including William Baker and Joeseph Freeman.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Gates County places including Tom Beamon, David Parker, Joseph Freeman and Charles Hayes. Prominent architectural styles found in Gates Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Queen Anne.

Buckland (added 1986 - - #86000407)
NC 37 at SR 1220 , Buckland
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Georgian
Historic Person:
Baker,William
Significant Year:
1795
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Elmwood Plantation (added 1972 - - #72000963)
E of Gatesville near jct. of SR 1400 and NC 37 , Gatesville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Parker,David
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Eure--Roberts House (added 2006 - - #06000868)
212 W. Main St. , Gatesville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Freeman House (added 1982 - - #82003454)
Also known as The Stateline House
N of Gates on US 13 , Gates
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Freeman, Joseph, Farm (added 1999 - - #99001333)
NW side of SR 1213, .7 mi. NE of Jct. SR 1212 , Gates
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Freeman, Joseph
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Federal
Historic Person:
Freeman, Joeseph
Significant Year:
1821, 1915
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Art, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
More Information:
Gates County Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76001325)
Court St. , Gatesville
Jjohnson94, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Reid's Grove School (added 2011 - - #11000621)
931 Main St., Gatesville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
More Information:
Roberts-Carter House (added 1984 - - #84002310)
Off NC 37 , Gatesville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Chowanoke
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Rountree Family Farm (added 2000 - - #00000881)
Also known as Alfred Patrick Rountree Farm
049 NC 37 N , Gatesville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Beamon, Tom, Hayes, Charles
Architectural Style:
Other, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Sunbury High School (added 2009 - - #09000332)
101 NC 32 N. , Sunbury
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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