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

Person County North Carolina has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Person County Courthouse and Waverly Plantation, Burleigh, Henry-Vernon House and Holloway--Jones--Day House.

Learn about the many famous people who are associated with these Person County historic places including Alexander et. al. Cuningham, William R. Webb, James A. Long, Thomas Sr. McGehee and Jesse Walker.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Person County places including Charles C. Hartmann, Alexander Cuningham, D.A. Harris, George W. Kane and J. S. Merritt. Prominent architectural styles found in Person Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Colonial Revival.

Burleigh (added 1980 - #80002893)

Also known as McGehee-Phifer Plantation

NW of Concord on NC 57 , Concord

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

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Georgian, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

McGehee,Thomas Sr.

Significant Year:

1820

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Henry-Vernon House (added 1983 - #83001902)

SW of Bushy Fork on NC 49 , Bushy Fork

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Holloway--Jones--Day House (added 1988 - #88000698)

Also known as Day House

US 501 and SR 1322 , Roxboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Harris,D.A.

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Holloway-Walker Dollarhite House (added 1982 - #82003496)

SR 1514 , Bethel Hill

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Walker,Jesse,et al.

Area of Significance:

Industry, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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House on Wagstaff Farm (added 2006 - #06000229)

NE side NC 57, 1.4 mi. NW of jct. with NC 1300 , Roxboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Long, James A. and Laura Thompson, House (added 2005 - #05000267)

217 S. Main St. , Roxboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Long, James A.

Significant Year:

1896

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Merritt--Winstead House (added 2005 - #05001031)

7891 Boston Rd. , Roxboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Garden, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Person County Courthouse (added 1979 - #79001744)

Main St. between Aggitt and Court Sts. , Roxboro

BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hartmann,Charles C.

Architectural Style:

International Style, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Roxboro Commercial Historic District (added 1984 - #84002415)

Also known as See Also:Person County Courthouse (North Carolina County Cou

Roughly bounded by Courthouse Sq., Court, Abbit, Reams, Depot, N. and S. Main Sts. , Roxboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Merritt,J. S., Kane,George W.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Roxboro Cotton Mill (added 2009 - #09000660)

115 Lake Dr. , Roxboro

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

More Information:

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Roxboro Male Academy and Methodist Parsonage (added 1982 - #82003497)

315 N. Main St. , Roxboro

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate

Historic Person:

Webb,William R.,et al.

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, School

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Waverly Plantation (added 1974 - #74001369)

S of U.S. 58 , Cunningham

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cuningham,Alexander

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Cuningham,Alexander et. al.

Significant Year:

1830

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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