North Carolina - Wilson County - Historic Districts
Wilson County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include East Wilson Historic District, Black Creek Rural Historic District, Broad--Kenan Streets Historic District, Elm City Municipal Historic District and Evansdale Rural Historic District.

Many famous people are associated with these Wilson County historic places including Samuel Wick, William Woodard, Benjamin Simms, William Davis Petway, Keziah Dickinson and Judge George Howard.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wilson County places including Nestus Freeman, Solon Balias Moore, Claudius C. Rackley and S.B. Moore. Prominent architectural styles found in Wilson Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Black Creek Rural Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001659)
Along NC 1628 , Black Creek
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Georgian, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Dickinson,Keziah,et al.
Significant Year:
1810, 1855, 1787
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
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
Broad--Kenan Streets Historic District (added 1988 - - #88002084)
Roughly bounded by Pine, Broad, Hines and Cone , Wilson
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Moore,S.B.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
East Wilson Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000371)
Roughly bounded by E. Gold and Academy Sts., Ward Blvd., Woodard Street Ave. and Elvie St., and Railroad and Pender Sts., Wilson
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Freeman,Nestus
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Wick,Samuel
Significant Year:
1890
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Hospital, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Elm City Municipal Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000770)
Roughly bounded by North, Pender and Branch, Wilson, and Anderson Sts. , Elm City
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Rackley,Claudius C.
Architectural Style:
Other, Early Commercial, Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Howard,Judge George
Significant Year:
1873
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Education, Transportation, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Evansdale Rural Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001661)
Along NC 1602 roughly between NC 1622 and NC 1626 , Stantonsburg
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Simms,Benjamin,et al.
Significant Year:
1850, 1870, 1840
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
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
Lucama Municipal Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000772)
Roughly bounded by US 301 and Railroad St., Main St., Black Creek Rd., and Goldsboro St. , Lucama
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Transportation, Industry, Agriculture, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Old Wilson Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000736)
Also known as See Also:Rountree, Moses, House;Davis-Whitehead-Harriss Hous
Roughly bounded by Nash, N. Cone, Gold and Railroad Sts. and Maplewood Cemetery , Wilson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Moore,Solon Balias
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Upper Town Creek Rural Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001656)
Roughly bounded by NC 1003, NC 1411, NC 1414, and Town Creek , Wilson
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Gothic Revival, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Petway,William Davis,et al.
Significant Year:
1920, 1820
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1800-1824
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
West Nash Street Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001033)
West Nash St. , Wilson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Moore,Solon Balias
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Communications
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
Wilson Central Business-Tobacco Warehouse Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003876)
Also known as See Also:78001986;79001765;82003531
Roughly bounded by Pender, Green, Pine, S. Jackson, and Hines Sts. , Wilson
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Art Deco, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Pace,Edmund M.,et al.
Area of Significance:
Economics, Education, Politics/Government, Industry, Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Woodard Family Rural Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001657)
Along US 264 , Wilson
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Woodard,William,et al.
Significant Year:
1920, 1832
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1825-1849
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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