East Wilson Historic District

East Wilson Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Location	Roughly bounded by E. Gold and Academy Sts., Ward Blvd., Woodard Street Ave. and Elvie St., and Railroad and Pender Sts., Wilson, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°43′10″N 77°54′10″W / 35.71944°N 77.90278°W / 35.71944; -77.90278Coordinates: 35°43′10″N 77°54′10″W / 35.71944°N 77.90278°W / 35.71944; -77.90278
Area	220 acres (89 ha)
Built	1890 (1890)
Architect	Freeman, Nestus; Multiple
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne, Shotgun house
NRHP Reference #	88000371^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 11, 1988

East Wilson Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina. It encompasses 858 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in a historically African-American section of Wilson. The district developed between about 1890 to 1940 and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Bungalow / American Craftsman, and Shotgun style architecture. Notable buildings include the Reverend Henry W. Farrior House (c. 1890), Charles Thomas House, Samuel Vick House, Dr. Mathew Gillam House, Wilson Colored High School (1924), and Samuel H. Vick Elementary School (1939).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Richard Mattson (August 1987). "East Wilson Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.

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