Upper Town Creek Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near Wilson, in Edgecombe and Wilson County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 117 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures on four contiguous farms near Wilson. The main plantation house on each farm are the Federal-style W. D. Petway House (c. 1820); the Greek Revival house built for Colonel David Williams (c. 1845-1860); the house built for Cally S. Braswell ("Hawthorne"; c. 1855); and the board and batten Gothic Revival Jesse Norris House (c. 1845-1860). The remaining contributing building and structures include packhouses, tobacco barns, tenant houses, and other agricultural outbuildings.[2]
Upper Town Creek Rural Historic District | |
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| Nearest city | Roughly bounded by NC 1003, NC 1411, NC 1414, and Town Creek, near Wilson, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°47′57″N 77°45′25″W / 35.79917°N 77.75694°W |
| Area | 1,755.7 acres (710.5 ha) |
| Built | 1820 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Federal |
| MPS | Wilson MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001656[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 29, 1986 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Kate Ohno (October 1982). "Upper Town Creek Rural Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.