Falkland Historic District

Falkland Historic District
Location Roughly Crisp, N. Main, & S. Main Sts., & West Ave., Falkland, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°41′56″N 77°30′51″W / 35.69889°N 77.51417°W / 35.69889; -77.51417Coordinates: 35°41′56″N 77°30′51″W / 35.69889°N 77.51417°W / 35.69889; -77.51417
Area 35 acres (14 ha)
Built c. 1859 (1859)
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Victorian
NRHP Reference # 12000833[1]
Added to NRHP October 3, 2012

Falkland Historic District is a national historic district located at Falkland, Pitt County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 35 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the town of Falkland. It includes buildings dated from about 1859 to 1960 and notable examples of Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, and Victorian style architecture. Notable buildings include the Dr. Peyton Hopkins Mayo House (c. 1859), Dr. Jenness Morrill House (c. 1900), Sellars Mark Crisp House (c. 1905), David Morrill House (c. 1948), Falkland Presbyterian Church (1923) and adjoining cemetery, former Fire Station (c. 1960), Kinchen Robert Wooten Store (1936-1937), and Pittman Building (1951).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties. National Park Service. 2012-10-12.
  2. Staff of the Eastern Office, Archives and History (May 2012). "Falkland Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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