Tinga Nursery
National Register of Historic Places

Tinga Nursery

Wrightsboro, New Hanover County, North Carolina
Listed
October 3, 2000
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
00001185

About this property

Tinga Nursery is a historic plant nursery and national historic district located near Wrightsboro, New Hanover County, North Carolina. It was established in 1906. Contributing resources include the Bungalow / American Craftsman style main house (1918), wash house and wood shed, employee's quarters, big barn, bulb barn and pump house, old office, new office, potting shed, garage, nursery lanes, field patterns, drainage ditches, cold frame, and pond. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Location

Wrightsboro, New Hanover County, North Carolina
34.29922, -77.91708

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 00001185. It was listed on October 3, 2000.

Categories

EUROPEANAGRICULTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Battle of Forks Road (Wilmington, February 20, 1865)
1865Civil War
2.2 mi
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge – Loyalist advance
1776Revolutionary War
4.2 mi
Wilmington Massacre
1898Indian Wars
5.3 mi
Capture of Wilmington
1865Civil War
5.3 mi
Yamasee War — Cape Fear Campaign
1715Colonial
5.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Tinga Nursery listed on the National Register?

Tinga Nursery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Tinga Nursery?

Tinga Nursery is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Tinga Nursery?

The period of significance for Tinga Nursery is recorded as the industrial era.

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