Morehead City Historic District

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Morehead City Historic District
Morehead City Historic District (Carteret County, North Carolina) 1.jpg
Morehead City Historic District, September 2012
Morehead City Historic District is located in North Carolina
Morehead City Historic District
LocationRoughly along Fisher St. and Bridges St., from N. 5th St. to N. 12th St., Morehead, North Carolina
Coordinates34°43′21″N 76°42′51″W / 34.72250°N 76.71417°W / 34.72250; -76.71417Coordinates: 34°43′21″N 76°42′51″W / 34.72250°N 76.71417°W / 34.72250; -76.71417
Area40 acres (16 ha)
Built1857 (1857)
ArchitectAtwood and Nash, Inc; et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne, et al.
NRHP reference No.03000266[1]
Added to NRHPApril 18, 2003

Morehead City Historic District is a national historic district located at Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina. It encompasses 123 contributing buildings in the oldest section of the town of Morehead City. The buildings predominantly date from about 1900 to 1930, and include notable examples of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Dudley House (1857), First Methodist Church (rebuilt 1952), Franklin Memorial Methodist Church (1923), the First Baptist Church (1920s), the First Freewill Baptist Church (1904, 1957), and the former Morehead City Public School (Charles S. Wallace Graded School, 1930).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ M. Ruth Little (January 2003). "Morehead City Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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