Jump to content

Warrenton Historic District (Warrenton, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 36°23′42″N 78°9′18″W / 36.39500°N 78.15500°W / 36.39500; -78.15500
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Warrenton Historic District
Downtown bank
Warrenton Historic District (Warrenton, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Warrenton Historic District (Warrenton, North Carolina)
Warrenton Historic District (Warrenton, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Warrenton Historic District (Warrenton, North Carolina)
LocationU.S. 401, Warrenton, North Carolina
Coordinates36°23′42″N 78°9′18″W / 36.39500°N 78.15500°W / 36.39500; -78.15500
Built1840
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.76001347[1] (original)
100010195 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1976
Boundary increaseApril 4, 2024

Warrenton Historic District is a national historic district located at Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 202 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Warrenton. The district developed between about 1840 and 1926, and includes notable examples of Early Republic, Greek Revival, and Late Victorian architecture. Notable buildings include the Falkener House, Macon Street House, Peter Davis Store, Jones-Cook House (c. 1810), Eaton Place (1843), Sommerville-Graham House (c. 1850) by Jacob W. Holt, Presbyterian Church also by Holt, Baptist Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, Miles Hardware Store, Warrenton City Hall, Warrenton Hotel, John Graham School, and the U.S. Post Office.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, with boundary alterations approved in 2024.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Catherine W. Cockshutt (January 1976). "Warrenton Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
[edit]