National Register of Historic Places - North Carolina (NC), Alamance County

Alamance County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 19 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 Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne and Classical Revival.

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

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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

Copland Fabrics (added 2024 - - #100010660)

Also known as Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company, Big Falls Cotton Mill, Juanita Manufacturing, Hopedale Cotton Mill, J. N. Williamson &, Sons, Consolidated Products Textile Company

1714 Carolina Mill Road. 1746 Carolina Mill Road. 1711 Carolina Road, 1717 Carolina Road, Burlington

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Area of Significance:

Industry

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

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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

Granite-Cora-Holt Mills Historic District (added 2020 - - #100005195)

Also known as Granite Mill, Holt-Granite-Puritan Mills Company, Proximity Manufacturing Company, Granite Finishing Works, Cone Mills Corporation, Granite Plant, Cora Mill, Cora Manufacturing Company, Thomas M. Holt Mill, Thomas M. Holt Manufacturing Company, Tabardrey Manufacturing Company

122, 180, 218, 222, 224, and 226 East Main St.; 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, and 290 Cone Dr.; 115, 121, and 205 Stone St., Haw River

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

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

Mebane Commercial Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000952)

Bounded by N. 3rd, E. Center, N. 4th, & W. Clay Sts., Mebane

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

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

Old South Mebane Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000953)

Bounded by Holt, S. 1st, S. 5th, Austin, E. Wilson, & Roosevelt Sts., Mebane

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Old South Mebane Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2013 - - #13000933)

400 blks. of W. Lee & W. McKinley Sts., 507 S. 4th St., 600-800 blks. of S. 5th St., Mebane

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Area of Significance:

Architecture

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