Swansboro Historic District is a national historic district located at Swansboro, Onslow County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 74 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Swansboro. The district largely developed between 1890 and 1925 and includes notable examples of Federal, Greek Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing buildings include the Jonathan Green House, Beaufort House, Bazel Hawkins House, George E. Bell House, James Elijah Parkin House (1893), William Pugh Ferrand Store (1839), the Robert Spence McLean Store, Watson and Parkin "double store" (1910), Jim Kennedy Fish House (1930s), Baptist Church (1897), and the Emmerton School (1920s).[2]
Swansboro Historic District | |
 William Pugh Ferrand Store | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Walnut, Main, and Elm Sts., NC 24, White Oak River, and Church, Water, and Broad Sts., Swansboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°41′13″N 77°07′13″W / 34.68694°N 77.12028°W |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Built | 1770 |
| Architect | Smith, Robert Lee |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Greek Revival, Federal |
| MPS | Onslow County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000440[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1990 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Daniel Pezzoni (October 1989). "Swansboro Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-391, "William Pugh Ferrand Store, 122 Front Street, Swansboro, Onslow County, NC", 7 measured drawings