North Carolina - Alamance County - Historic Districts
Alamance County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Elon College Historic District, Glencoe Mill Village Historic District, Graham Historic District and Henderson Scott Farm Historic District and Bellemont Mill Village Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Alamance County historic places including Robert Walter Scott, James H. Holt and Charles Fletcher Cates.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Alamance County places including Joe W. Stout, Herbert B. Hunter, LaFayette Holt, Charles Hartmann, James Wesley Cates, H. Frank Mitchell, Berry Davidson, John F. Garrett and James A.R. Davis. Prominent architectural styles found in Alamance Country are Queen Anne, Greek Revival and Italianate.

Bellemont Mill Village Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001099)
E and W side of NC 49, S of jct. with Great Alamance Creek , Bellemont
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davidson,Berry
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Beverly Hills Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000599)
Portion of 14 blocks on N. Main St., Rolling Rd., Highland Ave., Virginia Ave., N. Ireland St., N. St. John St. , Burlington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Cates, Charles F. and Howard, Farm (added 2001 - - #01001025)
Also known as Swathmoor Farm
4870 Mebane Rogers Rd. , Mebane
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Cates, Charles Fletcher
Significant Year:
1905
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Cedarock Park Historic District (added 1986 - - #86003455)
SR 2409 , Graham
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Garrett,John F.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Industry, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Downtown Burlington Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001320)
Also known as See Also:Burlington MRA;88001594;80002800
Roughly bounded by Morehead, S. Main, Davis, S. Worth, E. Webb and Spring Sts. , Burlington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hartmann,Charles
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Specialty Store, Theater
East Davis Street Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000393)
Roughly bounded by E. Davis St., S. Mebane St., E. Webb Ave., and Tucker St. , Burlington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cates, James Wesley
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Elon College Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000166)
Also known as Elon College
S side of Haggard Ave. between William and O'Kelly , Elon College
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stout,Joe W., Hunter,Herbert B.
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
Glencoe Mill Village Historic District (added 1979 - - #79001654)
Off NC 62 at Haw River , Glencoe
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Holt,James H.,et al.
Significant Year:
1882, 1880
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Graham Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001834)
E. and W. Harden, E. and W. Elm, N. and S. Main and W. Pine Sts. , Graham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Henderson Scott Farm Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000411)
Jct. of NC 119 and SR 2135 , Mebane
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Scott,Robert Walter,et al.
Significant Year:
1936, 1836
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
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
Lakeside Mills Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001922)
404-418 Lakeside Ave., Kent Ave., and 428-437 Hatch St. , Burlington
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
North Main Street Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000698)
Roughly bounded by Whitsett, New Hill, N. Melville, Market, Mill and Sideview Sts. , Graham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
South Broad--East Fifth Streets Historic District (added 2001 - - #01001427)
Also known as East Burlington
Roughly bounded by E. Morehead, S. Broad, Sixth, and W. Main Sts. , Burlington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis, James A.R., Mitchell, H. Frank
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
West Davis Street-Fountain Place Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000359)
Roughly Bounded by Front, W. Webb, S. Fisher, E. Willowbrook, W. Davis Sts., and Fountain Pl. , Burlington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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