Elizabeth City Historic District

Elizabeth City Historic District is a national historic district located at Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 592 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounds residential sections of Elizabeth City. The district developed after 1789, and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Federal, and Late Victorian style architecture. Notable contributing buildings include the Grice-Fearing House (1789-1808), Shirley Armstrong House (c. 1793), Goodman-Matthews-Pool House (c. 1808), Dr. William Martin House (c. 1834), Pool-Kennedy-Lumsden House (c. 1840), Charles-Hussey House (c. 1849), Richardson-Pool House (c. 1860), North Carolina Building (1859), Cobb Building, the former First Methodist Church, Christ Episcopal Church (1857), J. W. Dent House (c. 1915), Dr. Butt's Drug Store (c. 1869-1884), the McMullen Building (c. 1887), the Lowrey Building (c. 1897), former Citizens Bank (c. 1899), Robinson Building (1903), Kramer Building (1909), Selig Building (1925), the Virginia Dare Hotel and Arcade (1927), First Baptist Church (1889), United States Post Office and Courthouse (c. 1906), and Pasquotank County Courthouse (1882).[2][3]

Elizabeth City Historic District
Pasquotank County Courthouse
LocationIrreg. pattern along Main St.; also roughly bounded by W. Church, W. Ehringhaus, Elliott, Cedar, and Ashe Sts. Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Coordinates36°17′59″N 76°13′24″W
Area110 acres (45 ha)
Built1789 (1789)
ArchitectWest, A.L.; Kramer, D.S.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.77001007, 94000163 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1977, March 7, 1994 (Boundary Increase)

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, with a boundary increase in 1994.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ruth Little-Stokes (n.d.). "Elizabeth City Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. Tom Butchko (September 1993). "Elizabeth City Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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