Hertford Historic District
Hertford Historic District | |
.jpg) Baptist church on Market Street | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Perquimans R., W. Academy St., Hyde St., and Dobbs St., Hertford, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°11′23″N 76°28′04″W / 36.18972°N 76.46778°W |
| Area | 115 acres (47 ha) |
| Built | 1825 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001264[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 22, 1998 |
Hertford Historic District is a national historic district located at Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 219 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Hertford. The district developed between about 1759 and 1948, and includes notable examples of Federal, Greek Revival, and Gothic Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Perquimans County Courthouse and Church of the Holy Trinity. Other notable buildings include the Creecy-Skinner-Whedbee House (c. 1779), Edward Wood House (c. 1818), Matthews-Jacocks House (c. 1824), Temperance Hall (1851), Matthew H. White House (c. 1893), Dr. Thomas S. McMullan House (1905), Thomas Nixon House (c. 1917), William M. Divers House (1924), W.R. Shannonhouse Building (1895), Darden Department Store (c. 1909), Farmers National Bank of Hertford (1916), State Theatre (1937), Old Hertford Post Office (1915), Hertford Baptist Church (1854), and Hertford United Methodist Church (1901).[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Beth W. Keane and Ray Winslow (May 1998). "Hertford Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
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