William Rea Store

William Rea Store
White and Britton Store, HABS photo, July 1940
Location E. Williams St., Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°26′38″N 77°5′54″W / 36.44389°N 77.09833°W / 36.44389; -77.09833Coordinates: 36°26′38″N 77°5′54″W / 36.44389°N 77.09833°W / 36.44389; -77.09833
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1790 (1790)
NRHP Reference # 70000457[1]
Added to NRHP September 15, 1970

William Rea Store is a historic commercial building located in the Murfreesboro Historic District at Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built about 1790, and is a two-story, three bay, brick building with a one-story, three bay wing. It is one of the oldest commercial buildings in North Carolina. It was built by William Rea, a wealthy Boston merchant.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. John B. Wells, III, and Sherry I. Penney (June 1970). "William Rea Store" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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