North Carolina - Wilkes County
Wilkes County North Carolina has 24 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cleveland, Robert, Log House, Old Wilkes County Jail, Stokes, Montfort, House and Wilkes County Courthouse and Brown-Cowles House and Cowles Law Office.

Many famous people are associated with these Wilkes County historic places including Montfort Stokes, William H.H. Cowles, Nikeard Bruce Smithey, L. T. Stimpson and Thomas B. Finley.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wilkes County places including Wheeler & Runge, Cooper,L.W., & Co., Mesker Bros. Front Builders, Benton and Benton, D. Dameron, James A. Wetmore, Bilberstein & Bowles, J.L. Hemphill, Unnkown and McMichael and Co. Wheeler. Prominent architectural styles found in Wilkes Country are Classical Revival, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival.

Brown-Cowles House and Cowles Law Office (added 1982 - - #82003522)
Also known as Paul Osborne House and Law and Bride Cottage
200 and 106 E. Main St. , Wilkesboro
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Federal
Historic Person:
Cowles,William H.H.,et al.
Significant Year:
1871
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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Claymont Hill (added 1985 - - #85002369)
Also known as Albert L. Hendrix House
W side of SR 2303 along Ronda-Clingman Rd. , Ronda
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Law, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
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Cleveland, Robert, Log House (added 1972 - - #72001003)
E of Purlear near jct. of SR 1300 and 1317 , Purlear
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Downtown Main Street Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000392)
Roughly the 800 and 900 Blks of Main St. , North Wilkesboro
Ceh2624, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Benton and Benton
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Correctional Facility, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
More Information:
Downtown Wilkesboro Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000290)
Bounded roughly by Cowles and Corporation Sts., Henderson Dr., and Woodland Blvd. , Wilkesboro
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wheeler, McMichael and Co.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Government, Government, Government, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Fire Station, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
More Information:
Elkin Creek Mill (added 1982 - - #82003521)
SR 2045 , West Elkin
Wingerham52, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Stimpson,L. T.,et al.
Significant Year:
1896
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Federal Building (added 1982 - - #82003523)
Also known as Wilkes County Board of Education Building
201 W. Main St. , Wilkesboro
Ceh2624, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wetmore,James A.
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Post Office
Current Function:
Education
More Information:
Ferguson, J. T., Store (added 1982 - - #82003524)
Also known as Ferguson Store or Parker Electric Co.
11 E. Main St. , Wilkesboro
Ceh2624, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mesker Bros. Front Builders
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Finley, Thomas B., House (added 2008 - - #08000415)
Also known as The Oaks
1014 E St. , North Wilkesboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bonniwell, Norma
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Finley, Thomas B., Law Office (added 1982 - - #82003525)
Also known as J.F. Jordan Law Office
Broad and North Sts. , Wilkesboro
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Finley,Thomas B.,et al.
Area of Significance:
Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
More Information:
Hemphill, J. L., House (added 1982 - - #82003526)
Also known as Lowe House or Woodie House
203 N. Brook St. , Wilkesboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hemphill,J.L.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Holbrook Farm (added 1978 - - #78001985)
W of Traphill on SR 1743 , Traphill
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Hubbard, Benjamin, House (added 2009 - - #08001390)
US 18 on the N., one mile E. of NC 1106 , Moravian Falls
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Johnson-Hubbard House (added 1982 - - #82003527)
113 E. Main St. , Wilkesboro
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Lincoln Heights School (added 2018 - - #100002932)
197 Lincoln Heights Road, Wilkesboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1924-1968 AD
Old Wilkes County Jail (added 1971 - - #71000628)
N. Bridge St. , Wilkesboro
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Southern Railway Depot (added 2004 - - #04000965)
Jct. of Ninth St. and CBD Loop , North Wilkesboro
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Cemetery (added 1982 - - #82001308)
Cowles St. between Woodland Blvd. and West St. , Wilkesboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
Stokes, Montfort, House (added 1999 - - #72001537)
SR 1144, W of SR 1143 , Wilkesboro
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Historic Person:
Stokes,Montfort
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Traphill Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002905)
SR 1002 and SR 1749 , Traphill
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unnkown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Library, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Wilkes County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001764)
E. Main St. between Bridge and Broad Sts. , Wilkesboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cooper,L.W., & Co., Wheeler & Runge
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Wilkes Hosiery Mills (added 2008 - - #08000369)
407 F. St. , North Wilkesboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Foster and Allen, Bilberstein & Bowles
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church (added 1982 - - #82003528)
205 E. Main St. , Wilkesboro
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dameron,D.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Wilkesboro-Smithey Hotel (added 1982 - - #82003529)
Also known as Smithey Hotel or Smithey's Department Store
Broad and E. Main Sts. , Wilkesboro
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mesker Bros. Front Builders
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Smithey,Nikeard Bruce
Significant Year:
1906, 1891
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Village Site
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Single Dwelling, Village Site
More Information:
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