NATIONAL REGISTER
The National Register of Historic Places is a prestigious designation, identifying the buildings, structures, objects, and sites most worthy of long-term preservation. Historic places at least fifty years old are eligible for listing if they are significant at the local, state, or national level for association with an important historical figure or event, as an important example of a particular architectural style, or for archaeological potential. Inclusion on the National Register is required to be eligible for rehabilitation tax credits and other financial incentive programs.
FEATURED PROJECTS
Northfield Township Historic Resources Multiple Property Documentation Form and National Register Nominations
Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan
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Peacock Tract National Register Nomination
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
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Downtown Alpena Commercial Historic District
Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan
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William J. and Lovila (Wooly) Moore House National Register Nomination
Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan
The William J. and Lovila (Wooly) Moore House is a distinctive example of the false thatched roof subtype of the Tudor Revival style and the only known example of this subtype in the Thumb region of Michigan. William J. Moore was an engineer and inventor, and a number of his innovations remains intact in the house and carriage house, including an early twentieth century burglar alarm. The grounds are elaborately landscaped with a large pool, rock garden, tennis court, flower gardens, stone benches, fountains, and exterior lighting.
under SHPO review
South Benbow Road Historic District
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
The South Benbow Road Historic District was developed for African American residents during segregation of the early and mid-twentieth century. The neighborhood was home to Greensboro's Black middle class, including educators, doctors, lawyers, and business owners. Many of the residents were leaders in the Civil Rights Movement in Greensboro, participating in protests at downtown businesses, lawsuits to integrate public facilities, and efforts to integrate schools.
under SHPO review
Mount Pleasant Historic District
Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
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under SHPO review
May (Carns) & John E. Brewer House National Register Nomination
Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois
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under NPS review
Eden Springs Park Historic District
Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan
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under NPS review
Groves Farm National Register Nomination
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
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under NPS review
Warrenton Historic District
Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina
Originally listed to the National Register in 1976, the Warrenton Historic District Additional Documentation, Boundary Increase, and Boundary Decrease project updated this historic district to include significant mid-twentieth century architecture, continued development at the downtown area as the commercial center of Warren County, and significant Black Ethnic Heritage, Social History, and Civil Rights activities. The historic district boundary was expanded to include historically African American neighborhoods, schools, churches, and lodges adjacent to - but just outside of - Warrenton's downtown core, and expanded the period of significance to 1971 to encompass school integration and the Civil Rights Movement.
under SHPO review
Downtown Greensboro Historic District
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
The Downtown Greensboro Historic District Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation not only expands the boundaries of the historic district to include a variety of interesting mid-twentieth-century buildings, but also expands the period of significance to include the Civil Rights Movement. The sit-ins at the lunch counter at Woolworth's, led by the Greensboro Four and later expanded to lunch counters, theaters, and restaurants throughout downtown Greensboro, were a catalyst in the Civil Rights Movement nationwide.
Zebulon Historic District
Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina
The Zebulon Historic District includes the historic core of the Town of Zebulon, including residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. The town was established in 1907 when the railroad was constructed, and the commercial and industrial center of the town are adjacent to the railroad tracks at the southern end of the historic district. Late nineteenth and early twentieth century homes extend east, west, and north from this economic core, with an exceptional collection of mid-twentieth century Ranch-style homes at the north end of the district. The district was laid out with a gridiron plan in 1907, which was extended as the population increased and the town limits were expanded. The historic district is significant for commerce, community planning, and architecture.
East Ludington Avenue Historic District
Ludington, Mason County, Michigan
Sited on the shores of Lake Michigan, Pere Marquette Lake, and the Pere Marquette River, Ludington was well-positioned to prosper from western Michigan's large stands of pine and hardwoods in the nineteenth century. Many of the city's wealthy lumberman constructed fine Queen Anne homes on East Ludington Avenue, the main thoroughfare leading into downtown. The lumber industry later gave way to salt production, car ferries, and tourism - the latter remaining the primary economic driver in the city today, and as a result, East Ludington Avenue is also home to a significant concentration of tourist homes, Bed and Breakfasts, and motels.
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Vicksburg Historic District
Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
The Village of Vicksburg was settled in the 1830s when two grist mills and a blacksmith shop were built on Portage Creek in southern Kalamazoo County. The village was laid out in a grid pattern in the 1840s, with commercial resources located nearest the original mills and residential buildings extending south from the commercial core. The village continued to grow, fueled by the arrival of the railroad and the establishment of the Lee Paper Company.
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Nathan Esek and Sarah Emergene Sutton House
Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan
The Sutton House is an intact and unusually high-style example of the Italianate style in rural Washtenaw County. The house was built for Nathan Esek Sutton, a farmer, politician, and community leader, and its stylish architectural detailing reflects his wealth and social position in late-nineteenth-century Washtenaw County. The original house was built around 1864 and now makes up the rear wing, while the Italianate front wing was added around 1880.
South Fox Island Light Station
South Fox Island, Leelanau County, Michigan
The South Fox Island Light Station, located in northern Lake Michigan, was established in 1867 to guide vessels navigating the Manitou Passage to the southwest, Gray’s Reef Passage to the northeast, and the North Passage to the south, and to warn of the dangers of the approximately nine miles of shoals extending south of the island where the three passages converged. It is an example of an intact lighthouse complex and includes typical features of light station complexes, including the 1867 lighthouse/keeper’s dwelling, 1895 oil house, 1895/c.1930 fog signal building, 1897 boathouse, 1897 workshop/carpenter’s shop, c.1900 smokehouse, and 1910 assistant keeper’s quarters, several of which are reflective of the remote location and self-sufficiency of the South Fox Island Light Station. The complex also includes a 1905/1934 skeletal tower, the only extant skeletal tower on Lake Michigan in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
Sanford Historic District
Sanford, Lee County, Michigan
This project updates the Sanford Historic District, which was listed to the National Register in 1985. The town was formed after the junction of the Western Railroad with the Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad was completed in 1872, with a commercial core forming adjacent to the railroad tracks. The town was incorporated in 1874, and when Lee County was established in 1907, Sanford became the county seat. The historic district includes the commercial industrial resources in the downtown core. The district was also the location of important Civil Rights activities in the 1960s, including a series of marches and sit-ins. (project with hmwPreservation)
Enfield Historic District
Enfield, Halifax County, North Carolina
Enfield's commercial district is centered on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad and served townspeople and local farmers with general stores, grocery stores, a post office, banks, physicians, and entertainment venues. The city was also an important industrial center, and local farmers brought cotton, corn, tobacco, and peanuts to town for processing, storage, and sale. The district also includes the surrounding residential neighborhoods, which reflect national stylistic trends from 1833 through 1970. (project with hmwPreservation)
Elizabeth City Industrial Historic District
Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina
Located on the banks of the Pasquotank River and served by the state's early railroads, Elizabeth City emerged as a key trading center in late-nineteenth-century Eastern North Carolina. The Elizabeth City Industrial Historic District includes the only remaining collection of waterfront industrial resources in the city, including the Elizabeth City Iron Works and Supply Company, the Globe Fish Company, Woodley Grocery, and Crystal Ice and Coal Company, all built between 1896 and 1958. (project with hmwPreservation)
Kinston Commercial Historic District
Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina
This nomination updates, combines, and enlarges the 1989 Queen-Gordon Streets Historic District and the 1994 Kinston Commercial Historic District. The district includes the most concentrated collection of relatively intact late nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial and institutional buildings in the city. They represents the city’s growth through 1941, and its development as the Lenoir County seat, an important regional tobacco market, and a major commercial center in eastern North Carolina. Buildings in the district represent the commercial, service, and professional growth of Kinston from 1896 to 1941. (project with hmwPreservation)
Oxford Historic District
Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina
The City of Oxford was the center of the tobacco industry in Granville and the surrounding counties from the Civil War through the late twentieth century. The success of the city's tobacco market fueled growth and resulted in the construction of large scale, high style homes near the downtown commercial district. The historic district also includes the Granville County Courthouse and other government buildings, surviving tobacco industry buildings, and neighborhoods of working class housing. (project with hmwPreservation)
Winton Historic District
Winton, Hertford County, North Carolina
The Town of Winton was established in the mid-1700s at the site of a ferry crossing on the Chowan River. After being burned almost entirely during the Civil War, the town slowly rebuilt during the late 1900s. The town serves as the county seat for Hertford County, but remains a relatively small town due to its lack of railroads and highways. The historic district retains a variety of late nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial and residential buildings, mid-twentieth century government buildings, and the C.S. Brown School complex, a significant African American boarding school founded in the late 1800s. (project with hmwPreservation)
R.A. Clement School
Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina
The R.A. Clement School was built in 1931 to serve elementary school students. At the time of its construction, it was the largest school for African American students in Rowan County, with four classrooms, an auditorium, a library, and a principal's office. The elementary school taught first through eighth grades, but also taught some high school subjects. In 1942, a new auditorium building was constructed, followed by a new high school in 1948. The school closed in 1968 when the Rowan County schools were fully desegregated, and the students were reassigned to other schools. (project with hmwPreservation)
College Heights Historic District
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
College Heights (also known as College View) is a historically African American neighborhood that grew and developed alongside the adjacent North Carolina Central University. The modest houses line broad street with beautiful mature trees, and feature a variety of early to mid-twentieth century architectural styles. The earliest residents of the neighborhood included tobacco workers and laborers, followed by teachers, nurses, police officers, and business owners. (project with hmwPreservation)
Sanford Tobacco Company Warehouse & Redrying Facility
Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina
The Sanford Tobacco Company built the first part of this Wicker Street facility in 1947, with an addition that doubled its size in 1951. This building was used to house the only redrying operation serving the Sanford tobacco market. The company constructed an adjacent warehouse to store the redried products, and also rented additional warehouses on McIntosh and Courtland Streets seasonally. The company downsized to cigar production before closing its doors in the 1990s. (project with hmwPreservation)
West Chapel Hill Historic District Expansion
Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina
The West Chapel Hill Historic District was originally added to the National Register in 1998. It included the residential neighborhoods west of the University of North Carolina, which had grown steadily with the university since the 1840s. This original district included buildings constructed between 1845 and 1948. The expansion project extends the boundaries south of the existing district to also include buildings constructed between 1945 and 1970, including a number of architecturally significant mid-century Modern style houses. (project with hmwPreservation)
Concord School
Franklin County, North Carolina
The Concord School was built in 1921 to serve grades 1-7 in rural Franklin County. It was funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which provided grants to build schools for African American students across the South in the 1920s. Concord School is a three-teacher school that was built based on the Rosenwald Fund's two-teacher plan, which included two classrooms, two cloak closets, an industrial room, and a privy and well outdoors. The plans were modified to add a third classroom and cloakroom. The school closed in 1955 when it was consolidated with schools in nearby Franklinton, and is now a community center. (project with hmwPreservation)
Mars Hill School
Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina
The Mars Hill School was built in 1928 to serve grades 1-8 in rural Madison County. It was funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which provided grants to build schools for African American students across the South in the 1920s. Mars Hill School was built based on the Rosenwald Fund's two-teacher plan, which included two classrooms, two cloak closets, an industrial room, and a privy and well outdoors. The school closed in 1965 when Madison County schools were desegregated, and is still owned by the Madison County Board of Education. (project with hmwPreservation)
Lincoln Heights School
Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina
The Lincoln Heights School was built in 1924 to serve grades 1-11. It was funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which provided grants to build schools for African American students across the South in the 1920s. Lincoln Heights was built based on the Rosenwald Fund's six-teacher plan, which included six classrooms, six cloak closets, an industrial room, an auditorium, and a privy and well outdoors. The school was the only African American high school in northwestern North Carolina. Additional classrooms were added in 1926 and 1950 to make a ten-room school, and a shop, cafeteria, and high school building were added to the campus. The school closed in 1968 and now serves as a community center. (project with hmwPreservation)
Castalia School
Nash County, North Carolina
The Castalia School was built in 1921 to serve grades 1-6 in rural Nash County. It was funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which provided grants to build schools for African American students across the South in the 1920s. Castalia School was built based on the Rosenwald Fund's three-teacher plan, which included three classrooms, three cloak closets, an industrial room, and a privy and well outdoors. The school added three more classrooms in the 1940s and 1950s, and expanded to include grades 7 and 8. The school closed in 1961 and now serves as a community center. (project with hmwPreservation)
Allen Grove School
Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina
The Allen Grove School was built in 1922 to serve grades 1-6 in rural Halifax County. It was funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which provided grants to build schools for African American students across the South in the 1920s. Allen Grove School was built based on the Rosenwald Fund's two-teacher plan, which included two classrooms, two cloak closets, an industrial room, and a privy and well outdoors. The school closed in 1959 when it was consolidated with larger schools nearby, and now serves as a 4-H camp. (project with hmwPreservation)
Bladen County Training School
Elizabethtown, Bladen County, North Carolina
The Bladen County Training School was built in 1928 to serve grades 1-12 in Elizabethtown. It was funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which provided grants to build schools for African American children across the South in the 1920s. Bladen County Training School was expanded from the Rosenwald Fund's six-teacher plan to include ten classrooms, two cloak closets, two industrial rooms, and a privy and well outdoors. The school closed in 1970 when it became an integrated elementary school. It now serves as a community center and military academy. (project with hmwPreservation)
Canetuck School
Pender County, North Carolina
The Canetuck School was built in 1921 to serve grades 1-6 in rural Pender County. It was funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which provided grants to build schools across the South in the 1920s. Canetuck School was built based on the Rosenwald Fund's two-teacher plan, which included to classrooms, two cloak closets, an industrial room, and a privy and well outdoors. The school closed in 1958 when it was consolidated with larger schools nearby, and now serves as a community center (project with hmwPreservation)
West Martin School
Oak City, Martin County, North Carolina
The West Martin School is located on the east side of Oak City, in northwestern Martin County. Its complex includes four buildings: a 1951 high school building with 1956 addition, 1952 gymtorium, 1957 elementary building, and 1971 cafeteria.West Martin School served the western, rural, part of Martin County including the communities of Oak City, Hamilton, and Hassell, and it is the only extant African American high school in that region of Martin County. (project with hmwPreservation)
Arthur C. and Mary S. Nash House
Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina
The c.1926 Arthur C. and Mary S. Nash House was designed by and built for architect Arthur Cleveland Nash and his wife Mary. Nash served as the University Architect at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1922 until 1930. He designed much of the South Quad of the UNC campus, the Carolina Inn, and a number of houses in Chapel Hill. His wife Mary was a renowned artists and portrait painter. The Nash House is located adjacent to campus and retains most of the original materials and floor plan.
Little River High School
Bahama, Durham County, North Carolina
The Little River School was built in 1939 to serve the rural African American population of Durham County. It was the first rural high school for black children in Durham, and also included the elementary grades. Students were taught a curriculum that included agriculture and home economics, and veterans returning from World War II could also take these courses at night school. The school was integrated in 1970 when it became Little River Elementary School, and it closed in 1993. The school campus now houses a day care, a senior center, and an archives. (project with hmwPreservation)