Old Neck Historic District

Old Neck Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by the Perquinmans R., NC 37, NC 1200, and NC 1213 surrounding Belvidere, near Hertford, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°11′33″N 76°25′07″W / 36.19250°N 76.41861°W / 36.19250; -76.41861Coordinates: 36°11′33″N 76°25′07″W / 36.19250°N 76.41861°W / 36.19250; -76.41861
Area 3,365 acres (1,362 ha)
Built 1813 (1813)
Architectural style Federal, Greek Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 96000929[1]
Added to NRHP September 6, 1996

Old Neck Historic District is a national historic district located at Belvidere, near Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 44 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, 12 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in a rural agricultural area near Hertford. The district developed between about 1813 and 1946, and includes notable examples of Federal and Greek Revival, and Colonial Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Fletcher-Skinner-Nixon Plantation and Cove Grove Plantation. Other notable buildings include the Francis Nixon Plantation, William Jones Plantation, Thomas Nixon Plantation, Winslow Farm, John Newbold Farm, and Matthew Towe Farm.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Drucilla H. York and Raymond A. Winslow, Jr. (June 1996). "Old Neck 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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