Southport Historic District (Southport, North Carolina)

Southport Historic District

Southport Historic District, June 2010
Location Roughly bounded by Cape Fear River, Rhett, Bay, Short and Brown Sts., Southport, North Carolina
Coordinates 33°55′09″N 78°01′13″W / 33.91917°N 78.02028°W / 33.91917; -78.02028Coordinates: 33°55′09″N 78°01′13″W / 33.91917°N 78.02028°W / 33.91917; -78.02028
Area 112 acres (45 ha)
Architect Robbins, A.J.; Et al.
NRHP Reference # 80002801[1]
Added to NRHP November 25, 1980

Southport Historic District is a national historic district located at Southport, Brunswick County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 161 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object. Over half of the structures in the historic district date from the 1885-1905 period. It includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings and is considered the best example of a Victorian coastal town in North Carolina. Notable buildings include the River Pilots Tower and Building (1940s), Frying Pan Lightship (20th century), Fort Johnston Officers Quarters (c. 1805-09), Walker-Pike House (c. 1800-20), Brunswick Inn (c. 1859), Fort Johnston Hospital (c. 1852-1860), Former Brunswick County Court House (c. 1854), Saint Philips Episcopal Church (c. 1860, 1894–96), Trinity Methodist Church (1888-1890), and the Adkins-Ruark House (1890).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Carl Lounsbury (June 1980). "Southport Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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