North Carolina - Chowan County - Historic Districts
Chowan County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Edenton Historic District, Edenton Cotton Mill Historic District and Edenton Station, United States Fish and Fisheries Commission, Edenton Historic District (Boundary Increase II) and Edenton Historic District (Boundary Increase).

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Chowan County places including John Hawks, C.R. Makepeace, Public Works Administration, Commerce Dept. Bureau of Fisheries, George L. Borum, Badham, Hannibal,, Price, Joseph, et al., Frank Fred Muth, John Tyler Page and WPA. Prominent architectural styles found in Chowan Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Edenton Cotton Mill Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000089)
Bounded by E. Church St., Bount's Creek, Queen Anne's Creek, and Wood Ave. , Edenton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Borum, George L., Makepeace, C.R.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Organizational, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Edenton Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001316)
Also known as See Also:72000931;70000447;70000889;74001341;70000449;760013
Roughly bounded by E. & W. Freemason, S. Oakum, E. & W. Water, and Mosely Sts. , Edenton
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Hawks,John
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry, Architecture, Commerce
Cultural Affiliation:
Colonial,Industrial
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Edenton Historic District (Boundary Increase II) (added 2007 - - #07001010)
Roughly bounded by Filberts Creek, W. Hicks St., Park Ave., the RR right of way, and the original Edenton Historic Disti, Edenton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Badham, Hannibal,, Price, Joseph, et al.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Black, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local, State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Edenton Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2001 - - #01001075)
Both sides 300 block E. King St. , Edenton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Page, John Tyler, Muth, Frank Fred
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Black
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Edenton Station, United States Fish and Fisheries Commission (added 2002 - - #02000961)
200 blk. Old Fish Hatchery Rd. , Edenton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bureau of Fisheries, Commerce Dept., Public Works Administration
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site, Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land, Water Works
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Single Dwelling
Hicks Field (added 1995 - - #95001050)
Jct. of Freemason and Woodard Sts., NE corner , Edenton
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Sport Facility
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