Plymouth Historic District (Plymouth, North Carolina)

Plymouth Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by Monroe St., the Roanoke R., Latham La., Third St., Washington St. and the Norfolk Southern RR tracks, Plymouth, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°51′51″N 76°45′00″W / 35.86417°N 76.75000°W / 35.86417; -76.75000Coordinates: 35°51′51″N 76°45′00″W / 35.86417°N 76.75000°W / 35.86417; -76.75000
Area 122 acres (49 ha)
Built 1898 (1898)
Architect Upjohn,Richard; Et al.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
MPS Plymouth MPS
NRHP Reference # 90002140[1]
Added to NRHP January 16, 1991

Plymouth Historic District is a national historic district located at Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 258 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Plymouth. It was largely developed between about 1880 and 1930 and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Bungalow / American Craftsman and Late Victorian style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Latham House, Perry-Spruill House, and Washington County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Hornthal-Owens Building (c. 1885), Blount Building (c. 1916), Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Station (1923), Davenport-Davis House (c. 1898), Robert Ward Johnston House (1924), Latham-Brinkley House (1883), Plymouth United Methodist Church and Cemetery (c. 1860s), Grace Episcopal Church and Cemetery (1860-1861, 1892-1893) designed by Richard Upjohn, New Chapel Baptist Church (1924), Agricultural Building (1936-1937) constructed through the Works Progress Administration, Plvmouth Railroad Station (1927), Brinkley Commercial Block (1926), and Clark-Chesson House (c. 1810).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (August 1990). "Plymouth Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.