National Register of Historic Places

Elizabeth City Historic District (Additional Documentation)

Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina
Listed
October 17, 1977
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
77001007

About this property

Elizabeth City Historic District is a national historic district located at Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 592 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounds residential sections of Elizabeth City. The district developed after 1789, and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Federal, and Late Victorian style architecture. Notable contributing buildings include the Grice-Fearing House (1789-1808), Shirley Armstrong House (c. 1793), Goodman-Matthews-Pool House (c. 1808 - No Longer Extant), Dr. William Martin House (c. 1834), Pool-Kennedy-Lumsden House (c. 1840), Charles-Hussey House (c. 1849), Richardson-Pool House (c. 1860), North Carolina Building (1859), Cobb Building, the former First Methodist Church, Christ Episcopal Church (1857), J. W. Dent House (c. 1915), Dr. Butt's Drug Store (c. 1869-1884), the McMullen Building (c. 1887), the Lowrey Building (c. 1897), former Citizens Bank (c. 1899), Robinson Building (1903), Kramer Building (1909), Selig Building (1925), the Virginia Dare Hotel and Arcade (1927), First Baptist Church (1889), United States Post Office and Courthouse (c. 1906), and Pasquotank County Courthouse (1882). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, with boundary increases in 1994 and 2021.

Location

Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina
36.30019, -76.21839

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORYARCHITECTUREPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTINDUSTRY
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Elizabeth City Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed
0.3 mi
Episcopal Cemetery
Listed
0.3 mi
Shepard Street-South Road Street Historic District
Listed
0.4 mi
Northside Historic District
Listed
0.5 mi
Riverside Historic District
Listed
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Elizabeth City — Naval
1862Civil War
0.5 mi
Battle of Elizabeth City (Albemarle Sound)
1862Civil War
1.8 mi

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When was Elizabeth City Historic District (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

Elizabeth City Historic District (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1977.

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Elizabeth City Historic District (Additional Documentation) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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