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

Brunswick County North Carolina has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bald Head Island Lighthouse, Brunswick Town Historic District, Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District, Fort Johnston and T. B. McCLINTIC.

Several famous people are associated with these Brunswick County historic places including Gov. Benjamin Smith, Roger Moore and Dr. Frederick Jones Hill.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Brunswick County places including D.S. Way, Capt. Nathaniel Lord Thompson, Bath Iron Works, R.S. Stutevant, W.F. & Son Construction Co Brinkley, K.W. Murchison Jr., A.J. Robbins, W.D. Morrell, Morley and Natalia Williams and US Lighthouse Service. Prominent architectural styles found in Brunswick Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Bald Head Creek Boathouse (added 1997 - - #97001496)

Smith Island, mouth of Cape Fear R , Smith Island

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Maritime History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Bald Head Island Lighthouse (added 1975 - - #75001242)

S of Southport on Smith Island at Bald Head , Southport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Way,D.S.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Brunswick County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001663)

Davis and Moore Sts. , Southport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Robbins,A.J., Morrell,W.D.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall

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Brunswick Town Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001932)

Also known as Old Brunswick;Fort Anderson,Brunswick Town State Historic Si

N of Southport off SR 133 , Southport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Science, Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military

Cultural Affiliation:

British Colonists

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

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Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District (added 1985 - - #85003195)

Also known as See Also:USS PETERHOFF

Address Restricted , Wilmington Beach

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Thompson,Capt. Nathaniel Lord

Architectural Style:

Other, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Transportation, Commerce

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Street Furniture/Object

Cape Fear Lighthouse Complex (added 1978 - - #78001931)

Also known as Cap'n Charlie's Cottages

S of Kure Beach , Kure Beach

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Fort Johnston (added 1974 - - #74001327)

Moore St. , Southport

Gerry D, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Defense

Current Sub-function:

Military Facility

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John N. Smith Cemetery (added 2021 - - #100006808)

Also known as Southport Colored Cemetery

225 East Leonard St., Southport

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Area of Significance:

Ethnic Heritage-Black, Social History

New Hope Presbyterian Church (added 2011 - - #11000888)

800 Cherrytree Rd., NE., Winnabow

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

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Oak Island Life Saving Station (added 2000 - - #00001553)

217 Caswell Beach Rd. , Caswell Beach

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Maritime History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Coast Guard Facility

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp

More Information:

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Oak Island Lighthouse (added 2007 - - #07000293)

300A Caswell Beach Rd., N of NC 133 , Caswell Beach

VortBot, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brinkley, W.F. & Son Construction Co

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Water-Related

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Orton Plantation (added 1973 - - #73001294)

On Cape Fear River at jct. of NC 1530 and 1529 , Winnabow

APK, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Smith,Gov. Benjamin

Significant Year:

1845, 1910, 1735

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1825-1849, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Orton Plantation (Boundary Increase) (added 2013 - - #13000698)

9149 Orton Rd., Winnabow

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Murchison Jr., K.W., Stutevant, R.S., Williams, Morley and Natalia

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Historic Person:

Hill, Dr. Frederick Jones, Moore, Roger

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Politics/Government, Social History, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Southport Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002801)

Roughly bounded by Cape Fear River, Rhett, Bay, Short and Brown Sts. , Southport

BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Robbins,A.J.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling

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St. Philip's Church Ruins (added 1970 - - #70000442)

S of Orton off NC 1533 , Orton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

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T. B. McCLINTIC (added 1994 - - #94000532)

Also known as ATLANTIC IV

Tripp's Marina , Shallotte Point

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bath Iron Works

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Health Care, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Medical Business/Office, Water-Related

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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