Bounded by Wilson St., Albemarle Ave., Park Ave. and St. Patrick St., Tarboro, North Carolina. County/parish: Edgecombe.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 30, 1970. NRIS 70000453.
1 contributing site. 5 contributing objects.
Tarboro Town Common is a historic town common located at Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The common was established in 1760, and is an open space containing several memorials and a fountain. It originally consisted of 50 acres (20 ha). The commons contains five contributing objects: the Cotton Press; a Confederate memorial (1904); an obelisk; a memorial to the Spanish–American War dead; and a two-tier, cast iron fountain.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is located in the Tarboro Historic District.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720146