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Tarboro Historic District

Coordinates: 35°53′44″N 77°32′15″W / 35.89556°N 77.53750°W / 35.89556; -77.53750
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Tarboro Historic District
Tarboro Historic District is located in North Carolina
Tarboro Historic District
Tarboro Historic District is located in the United States
Tarboro Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Albemarle Ave., Walnut, Panola, and Water Sts., and River Rd., Tarboro, North Carolina
Coordinates35°53′44″N 77°32′15″W / 35.89556°N 77.53750°W / 35.89556; -77.53750
Area330 acres (130 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
MPSTarboro MRA
NRHP reference No.80002832[1]
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1980

Tarboro Historic District is a national historic district located near Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 364 contributing buildings in central Tarboro. It includes a variety of industrial, commercial, residential, and institutional buildings dating from the late-18th through early-20th centuries. Located in the district are the separately listed Tarboro Town Common, The Barracks, Redmond-Shackelford House, Pender Museum, Blount-Bridgers House, Coates-Walston House, Calvary Episcopal Church and Churchyard, and the Cotton Press complex. Other notable buildings include the Morris-Powell House (c. 1890), Porter House (c. 1900), U. S. Post Office (1914), Pippen House (1870s), Dancy-Battle-Bass Clark House (c. 1825), Holderness House (c. 1890-1900), Howard Memorial Presbyterian Church (1908-1909), W. H. MacNair House (1913), Henry Cherry-George White House, Jones House (1870-1875), Tarboro Primitive Baptist Church (c. 1830), St. James Methodist Church (1916), Carolina Telephone & Telegraph (1912), Clark's Warehouse #1 and #2, Battle-Porter-Powell House (c. 1800), Gaskil1-Hussey House (1882), Cheshire-Nash House (c. 1869), and Norfleet Court (1858).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Catherine Bishir and Joe Mobley (August 1979). "Tarboro Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.