Roughly bounded by Allen Lane, Main and Cedar Sts., Franklin, Elm, and King St., Louisburg, North Carolina. County/parish: Franklin.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 18, 1987. NRIS 87000041.
206 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 6 contributing structures. 1 contributing object.Also known as:
Louisburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 206 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 6 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in residential sections of Louisburg included in the original 1779 town plan. It also includes a section of Louisburg College located on the old Town Commons.
Dwellings date between about 1800 and the 1920s and include notable examples of popular architectural styles including Federal / Georgian, Italianate / Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, and Bungalow / American Craftsman.
Located in the district and separately listed are the Fuller House, Williamson House, and Main Building, Louisburg College.
Other notable buildings include the Shine-King House (c. 1800), Milner-Perry-Boddie-Dennis House (c. 1779), Dr. J.B. Clifton House (c. 1865), The Edgerton-Pruitt House (c. 1905), The Furgurson-Hicks House (c. 1908), Nicholson-Bickett-Taylor House (c. 1897), The Hughes-Watson-Wheless House (c. 1900), Bailey-Yarborough House (c. 1895), The Barrow House (c. 1888–1890), The Neal-Webb House (c. 1904), The Milner-Williams-Person Place (c. 1789–1830), Former Rectory-St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Hicks-Perry-Bland-Holmes House (c. 1914), Malcomb McKinne House (c. 1922) First Baptist Church (1927), Louisburg United Methodist Church (1900), and Louisburg Baptist Church (1901–1904).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720342