North Carolina - Carteret County - Historic Districts
Carteret County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Beaufort Historic District, Cape Lookout Coast Guard Station, Cape Lookout Village Historic District and Portsmouth Village and Morehead City Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Carteret County places including Herbert Woodley Simpson, W.J.B. Shull and Inc Atwood and Nash. Prominent architectural styles found in Carteret Country are Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

Beaufort Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001331)
Also known as See Also:Gibbs House;Old Burying Ground;Henry,Jacob, House
Roughly bounded by Beaufort Channel, Pine and Fulford Sts., and Taylors Creek , Beaufort
Skyshoreman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simpson,Herbert Woodley
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Science, Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Cape Lookout Coast Guard Station (added 1989 - - #88003436)
Cape Lookout , Beaufort
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Cape Lookout Village Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000692)
Cape Lookout fron Lighthouse to Coast Guard St.; bounded by ocean and a concrete road, and concrete road across Bight , Harkers Island
Jarekt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shull, W.J.B.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Maritime History, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Department Store, Military Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Defense, Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Morehead City Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000266)
Roughly along Fisher St. and Bridges St., from N. 5th St. to N. 12th St. , Morehead
Skyshoreman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Atwood and Nash, Inc, et al.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Portsmouth Village (added 1978 - - #78000267)
N end of Portsmouth Island , Portsmouth
Jarekt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Military Facility, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
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