Walnut Hill Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Walnut Hill Historic District

Knightdale, Wake County, North Carolina
Listed
October 5, 2000
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
00001183

About this property

The Walnut Hill Historic District is a collection of 40 family dwellings, agricultural outbuildings, and other structures and sites associated with the Walnut Hill Plantation and the Mial-Williamson and Joseph Blake farms near Shotwell, North Carolina. The historic district represents the post-Civil War growth of one of the largest agricultural centers in Wake County. It is situated primarily along the northeast end of Mial Plantation Road (State Road 2509) between its intersections with Major Slade and Smithfield Roads. The Walnut Hill Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in October 2000. The nearby Walnut Hill Cotton Gin and Oaky Grove Plantation have been listed in the National Register separately, in 1986 and 1993, respectively.

Location

Knightdale, Wake County, North Carolina
35.73497, -78.44477

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Oaky Grove
Industrial
0.6 mi
Walnut Hill Cotton Gin
Colonial
0.6 mi
Stallings-Carpenter House
Industrial
3.1 mi
Ellington-Ellis Farm
Industrial
4.7 mi
Hood-Anderson Farm
Listed
4.9 mi

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When was Walnut Hill Historic District listed on the National Register?

Walnut Hill Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 5, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Walnut Hill Historic District?

Walnut Hill Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Walnut Hill Historic District?

The period of significance for Walnut Hill Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era.

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