List of African-American historic places in North Carolina
This list of African American Historic Places in North Carolina is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers.[1] Other listings are also online.[2]
For National List of African American Historic Places use this link.
| Alamance - Buncombe - Burke - Caswell - Cumberland - Durham - Forsyth - Franklin - Guilford - Granville - Iredell - Johnston - Mecklenburg - Polk - Rockingham - Rowan - Vance - Wake - Warren - Wilson |
Some of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places (NR) as independent sites or as part of larger historic district. Several of the sites are National Historic Landmarks (NRL). Others have North Carolina historical markers (HM). The citation on historical markers is given in the reference. The location listed is the nearest community to the site. More precise locations are given in the reference.
Alamance County
- Burlington
- Mebane
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Durham County
- Durham
- Emmanuel AME Church
- Geer Cemetery
- Horton Grove Complex
- North Carolina Central University
- North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building
- St. Joseph's African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Scarborough House
Forsyth County
- Winston-Salem
- S.G. Atkins House
- St. Philip's Moravian Church,
Franklin County
- Franklinton
- Dr. J.A. Savage House
- Louisburg
Guilford County
- Greensboro
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
- Bennett College for Women
- Location of the Home of William McBryar Buffalo Soldier
- Underground Railroad Marker at Guilford College
- Civil Right Museum location of the Greensboro Sit-in
- High Point
- Sedalia
Polk County
- Mill Spring
Rockingham County
- Eden
- Reidsville
- First Baptist Church
- North Washington Avenue Workers' Houses
Rowan County
- Salisbury
- Livingston College Historic District
- Mount Zion Baptist
Wake County
The district includes East Hargett Street, once known as Raleigh's "Black Main Street", due to the fact it once contained the largest number of businesses owned by African-Americans in the city.
Warren County
- Warrenton
- Mansfield Thorton House
- Sledge-Hayley House
References
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (October 1, 1994). African American Historic Places. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780471143451.
- NCPEDIA. "Exploring North Carolina: African American History". Retrieved October 22, 2019.
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