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Louisburg Historic District

Coordinates: 36°6′12″N 78°17′57″W / 36.10333°N 78.29917°W / 36.10333; -78.29917
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Louisburg Historic District
Nicholson-Bickett-Taylor House, Louisburg Historic District, March 2007
Louisburg Historic District is located in North Carolina
Louisburg Historic District
Louisburg Historic District is located in the United States
Louisburg Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Allen Lane, Main and Cedar Sts., Franklin, Elm, and King St., Louisburg, North Carolina
Coordinates36°6′12″N 78°17′57″W / 36.10333°N 78.29917°W / 36.10333; -78.29917
Area168 acres (68 ha)
Built byJones, Albert Gamaliel; Et. al
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.87000041[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1987

Louisburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 206 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 6 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in residential sections of Louisburg included in the original 1779 town plan. It also includes a section of Louisburg College located on the old Town Commons. Dwellings date between about 1800 and the 1920s and include notable examples of popular architectural styles including Federal / Georgian, Italianate / Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, and Bungalow / American Craftsman. Located in the district and separately listed are the Fuller House, Williamson House, and Main Building, Louisburg College. Other notable buildings include the Shine-King House (c. 1800), Milner-Perry-Boddie-Dennis House (c. 1779), Dr. J.B. Clifton House (c. 1865), Nicholson-Bickett-Taylor House (c. 1897), Bailey-Yarborough House (c. l895), Former Rectory-St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Hicks-Perry-Bland-Holmes House (c. 1914), Malcomb McKinne House (c. 1922) First Baptist Church (1927), Louisburg United Methodist Church (1900), and Louisburg Baptist Church (1901-1904).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Vickie Mason (July 1986). "Louisburg Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.