Upper Town Creek Rural Historic District

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Upper Town Creek Rural Historic District
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Nearest cityRoughly bounded by NC 1003, NC 1411, NC 1414, and Town Creek, near Wilson, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°47′57″N77°45′25″W / 35.79917°N 77.75694°W / 35.79917; -77.75694 Coordinates: 35°47′57″N77°45′25″W / 35.79917°N 77.75694°W / 35.79917; -77.75694
Area1,755.7 acres (710.5 ha)
Built1820 (1820)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic Revival, Federal
MPS Wilson MRA
NRHP reference No. 86001656 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1986

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 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 2014-11-01.