Southport Historic District (Southport, North Carolina)

Southport Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Southport Historic District, June 2010
Location	Roughly bounded by Cape Fear River, Rhett, Bay, Short and Brown Sts., Southport, North Carolina
Coordinates	33°55′09″N 78°01′13″W
Area	112 acres (45 ha)
Architect	Robbins, A.J.; Et al.
NRHP reference No.	80002801
Added to NRHP	November 25, 1980

Southport Historic District is a national historic district located at Southport, Brunswick County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 161 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object. Over half of the structures in the historic district date from the 1885-1905 period. It includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings and is considered the best example of a Victorian coastal town in North Carolina. Notable buildings include the River Pilots Tower and Building (1940s), Frying Pan Lightship (20th century), Fort Johnston Officers Quarters (c. 1805-09), Walker-Pike House (c. 1800-20), Brunswick Inn (c. 1859), Fort Johnston Hospital (c. 1852-1860), Former Brunswick County Court House (c. 1854), Saint Philips Episcopal Church (c. 1860, 1894–96), Trinity Methodist Church (1888-1890), and the Adkins-Ruark House (1890).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Gallery

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  W. Newton House, 2016
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  Trinity United Methodist Church, 2016
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  Smithfield Burial Ground, 2010
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  T. St. George House, 2016
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  S. Swain House, 2016
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  Richard Bensell House, 2016
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  Morse Cottage, 2016
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  Julius Newton House, 2016
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  Former Brunswick County Jail, 2016
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  Daniel Bender House, 2016
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  Captain Melvin Craig House, 2016
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  Amuzu Theater, 2010
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  Adkins-Ruark House, 2016
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  Watson's Pharmacy & Commercial Block, 2016
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  St Phillips Episcopal Church, 2016
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  Southport Masonic Lodge, 2016