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Old Wilson Historic District

Coordinates: 35°43′51″N 77°54′38″W / 35.73083°N 77.91056°W / 35.73083; -77.91056
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Old Wilson Historic District
Maplewood Avenue at Vance Street
Old Wilson Historic District is located in North Carolina
Old Wilson Historic District
Old Wilson Historic District is located in the United States
Old Wilson Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Nash, N. Cone, Gold and Railroad Sts. and Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, North Carolina
Coordinates35°43′51″N 77°54′38″W / 35.73083°N 77.91056°W / 35.73083; -77.91056
Area164 acres (66 ha)
Built1853
ArchitectSolon Balias Moore, et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.84000736[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 1984

The Old Wilson Historic District in Wilson, North Carolina is a 164-acre (66 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1984. It includes work dating from 1853 and work designed by architect Solon Balias Moore and others. The listing included 263 contributing buildings, one contributing site, one contributing structure, and three contributing objects.[1][2]

It includes the separately NRHP-listed Moses Rountree House and the NRHP-listed Davis-Whitehead-Harriss House.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Tom Butchko (June 1984). "Old Wilson Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 1, 2015.