[1] Landmark name
Image
Date designated[2]
Location
County
Description
1 Bentonville Battlefield Bentonville Battlefield June 19, 1996 (#70000460 ) Bentonville and Newton Grove 35°18′23 ″N 78°19′26 ″W / 35.306389°N 78.323889°W / 35.306389; -78.323889 (Bentonville Battlefield ) Johnston
Site of Battle of Bentonville
2 Bethabara Bethabara January 20, 1999 (#78001948 ) Winston-Salem 36°09′16 ″N 80°17′55 ″W / 36.154444°N 80.298611°W / 36.154444; -80.298611 (Bethabara ) Forsyth
Area of 1753 Moravian settlement
3 Bethania Historic District Bethania Historic District August 7, 2001 (#76001321 ) Bethania 36°11′02 ″N 80°20′13 ″W / 36.183889°N 80.336944°W / 36.183889; -80.336944 (Bethania Historic District ) Forsyth
4 Biltmore Estate Biltmore Estate May 23, 1963 (#66000586 ) Asheville 35°32′23 ″N 82°33′03 ″W / 35.53965°N 82.55095°W / 35.53965; -82.55095 (Biltmore Estate ) 35°32′23 ″N 82°33′03 ″W / 35.53965°N 82.55095°W / 35.53965; -82.55095 (Biltmore Estate ) Buncombe
Largest private residence in the united states.
5 W. T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory W. T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory December 22, 1977 (#74001346 ) Durham 35°59′44 ″N 78°54′14 ″W / 35.995457°N 78.903959°W / 35.995457; -78.903959 (W. T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory ) Durham
Also known as Bull Durham Tobacco Factory.
6 Blandwood Blandwood June 7, 1988 (#70000455 ) Greensboro 36°04′13 ″N 79°47′44 ″W / 36.070384°N 79.795425°W / 36.070384; -79.795425 (Blandwood ) Guilford
Former home of progressive North Carolina Governor John Motley Morehead, designed by New York architect Alexander Jackson Davis in the Italian Tuscan style.
7 Cape Hatteras Light Station Cape Hatteras Light Station August 5, 1998 (#78000266 ) Buxton 35°15′02 ″N 75°31′44 ″W / 35.250556°N 75.528806°W / 35.250556; -75.528806 (Cape Hatteras Light Station ) Dare
At 208 feet (63 m ) tall, tallest lighthouse in the United States.
8 Capitol (North Carolina) Capitol (North Carolina) November 6, 1973 (#70000476 ) Raleigh 35°46′52 ″N 78°38′20 ″W / 35.781249°N 78.638897°W / 35.781249; -78.638897 (Capitol (North Carolina) ) Wake
Capitol building, part of Capitol Area Historic District .
9 Chowan County Courthouse Chowan County Courthouse April 15, 1970 (#70000447 ) Edenton 36°03′28 ″N 76°36′29 ″W / 36.057889°N 76.607935°W / 36.057889; -76.607935 (Chowan County Courthouse ) Chowan
10 Christ Episcopal Church Christ Episcopal Church December 23, 1987 (#87002597 ) Raleigh 35°46′52 ″N 78°38′16 ″W / 35.781146°N 78.637648°W / 35.781146; -78.637648 (Christ Episcopal Church ) Wake
Perhaps earliest Gothic architecture church in the South, designed in 1846 by Richard Upjohn
11 Connemara, The Carl Sandburg Farm Connemara, The Carl Sandburg Farm May 23, 1968 (#68000013 ) Flat Rock 35°16′04 ″N 82°27′06 ″W / 35.267778°N 82.451667°W / 35.267778; -82.451667 (Connemara, The Carl Sandburg Farm ) Henderson
12 Cooleemee Cooleemee June 2, 1978 (#73001334 ) Mocksville 35°51′12 ″N 80°24′36 ″W / 35.8534°N 80.41°W / 35.8534; -80.41 (Cooleemee ) Davie
Innovative Piedmont plantation house influenced by designs of architect William H. Ranlett.
13 Coolmore Coolmore June 2, 1978 (#71000581 ) Tarboro 35°55′29 ″N 77°35′46 ″W / 35.9248°N 77.596°W / 35.9248; -77.596 (Coolmore ) Edgecombe
Plantation
14 Cupola House Cupola House April 15, 1970 (#70000889 ) Edenton 36°03′28 ″N 76°36′33 ″W / 36.057856°N 76.609261°W / 36.057856; -76.609261 (Cupola House ) Chowan
A house with a cupola
15 Josephus Daniels House Josephus Daniels House December 8, 1976 (#76001342 ) Raleigh 35°47′56 ″N 78°38′51 ″W / 35.798937°N 78.647597°W / 35.798937; -78.647597 (Josephus Daniels House ) Wake
Home of Josephus Daniels (Destroyed 2021)
16 Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory November 13, 1966 (#66000590 ) Durham 36°02′06 ″N 78°55′16 ″W / 36.035°N 78.921111°W / 36.035; -78.921111 (Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory ) Durham
Homestead and factory of Washington Duke
17 Fort Fisher Fort Fisher November 5, 1961 (#66000595 ) Wilmington 33°58′18 ″N 77°55′10 ″W / 33.9717°N 77.9194°W / 33.9717; -77.9194 (Fort Fisher ) New Hanover
A fort
18 Guilford Court House Battlefield Guilford Court House Battlefield January 3, 2001 (#66000069 ) Greensboro 36°07′53 ″N 79°50′47 ″W / 36.131389°N 79.846389°W / 36.131389; -79.846389 (Guilford Court House Battlefield ) Guilford
Partially preserved site of American Revolutionary War 's Battle of Guilford Court House
19 Hardaway Site Hardaway Site June 21, 1990 (#84002529 ) Badin 35°24′38 ″N 80°06′53 ″W / 35.4105°N 80.1147°W / 35.4105; -80.1147 (Hardaway Site ) Stanly
An archaeological site
20 Hayes Plantation Hayes Plantation November 7, 1973 (#74001341 ) Edenton 36°02′53 ″N 76°36′08 ″W / 36.048189°N 76.602229°W / 36.048189; -76.602229 (Hayes Plantation ) Chowan
A plantation
21 Hinton Rowan Helper House Hinton Rowan Helper House November 7, 1973 (#73001336 ) Mocksville 35°54′18 ″N 80°36′17 ″W / 35.905137°N 80.604724°W / 35.905137; -80.604724 (Hinton Rowan Helper House ) Davie
Former home of abolitionist and author of nationally influential publication "The Impending Crisis of the South".
22 Market House Market House November 7, 1973 (#70000451 ) Fayetteville 35°03′09 ″N 78°52′42 ″W / 35.052557°N 78.878295°W / 35.052557; -78.878295 (Market House ) Cumberland
Market below, town hall above
23 MONITOR MONITOR June 23, 1986 (#74002299 ) Cape Hatteras 35°00′06 ″N 75°24′23 ″W / 35.001667°N 75.406389°W / 35.001667; -75.406389 (MONITOR Dare
USS Monitor shipwreck (ironclad ).
24 Pauli Murray Family Home Pauli Murray Family Home December 23, 2016 (#100000866 ) Durham 35°59′34 ″N 78°54′59 ″W / 35.992778°N 78.916389°W / 35.992778; -78.916389 (Pauli Murray Family Home ) Durham
Now the Pauli Murray Center.
25 Nash-Hooper House Nash-Hooper House November 11, 1971 (#71000610 ) Hillsborough 36°04′37 ″N 79°06′01 ″W / 36.077058°N 79.100232°W / 36.077058; -79.100232 (Nash-Hooper House ) Orange
NRHP 71000610
26 North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building May 15, 1975 (#75001258 ) Durham 35°59′45 ″N 78°54′03 ″W / 35.995911°N 78.900857°W / 35.995911; -78.900857 (North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building ) Durham
1921 commercial building; second headquarters of a major black-owned insurance company.
27 NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA January 14, 1986 (#82004893 ) Wilmington 34°14′06 ″N 77°56′34 ″W / 34.2349°N 77.942855°W / 34.2349; -77.942855 (NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover
NRHP 82004893. USS North Carolina (battleship ).
28 Old East Old East December 21, 1965 (#66000596 ) Chapel Hill 35°54′38 ″N 79°03′03 ″W / 35.910618°N 79.05075°W / 35.910618; -79.05075 (Old East ) Orange
First building of first state university in the United States, built in 1795
29 Old Salem Historic District Old Salem Historic District November 13, 1966 (#66000591 ) Winston-Salem 36°05′12 ″N 80°14′31 ″W / 36.086624°N 80.2419°W / 36.086624; -80.2419 (Old Salem Historic District ) Forsyth
Early Moravian settlement, now a museum
30 Palmer-Marsh House Palmer-Marsh House April 15, 1970 (#70000439 ) Bath 35°28′30 ″N 76°48′51 ″W / 35.474870°N 76.814170°W / 35.474870; -76.814170 (Palmer-Marsh House ) Beaufort
31 Pinehurst Historic District Pinehurst Historic District June 19, 1996 (#73001361 ) Pinehurst 35°11′42 ″N 79°28′23 ″W / 35.1951°N 79.473164°W / 35.1951; -79.473164 (Pinehurst Historic District ) Moore
Resort community designed by Frederick Law Olmsted ; also includes Pinehurst Resort
32 Playmakers Theatre Playmakers Theatre November 7, 1973 (#71000605 ) Chapel Hill 35°54′17 ″N 79°03′02 ″W / 35.904754°N 79.050450°W / 35.904754; -79.050450 (Playmakers Theatre ) Orange
Academic building in the Greek Revival style by New York architect Alexander Jackson Davis.
33 Reed Gold Mine Reed Gold Mine May 23, 1966 (#66000587 ) Concord 35°17′08 ″N 80°28′12 ″W / 35.28542°N 80.46996°W / 35.28542; -80.46996 (Reed Gold Mine ) Cabarrus
Site of first gold discovery in United States
34 Salem Tavern Salem Tavern January 29, 1964 (#66000592 ) Winston-Salem 36°05′07 ″N 80°14′30 ″W / 36.085336°N 80.241745°W / 36.085336; -80.241745 (Salem Tavern ) Forsyth
Vernacular structure erected in the eighteenth century that served as a social center of the North Carolina Piedmont.
35 Single Brothers' House Single Brothers' House April 15, 1970 (#70000454 ) Winston-Salem 36°05′15 ″N 80°14′32 ″W / 36.087560°N 80.242105°W / 36.087560; -80.242105 (Single Brothers' House ) Forsyth
Early vernacular structure that exemplifies the central European architectural traditions of the Moravians.
36 Town Creek Indian Mound Town Creek Indian Mound July 19, 1964 (#66000594 ) Mount Gilead 35°10′58 ″N 79°55′46 ″W / 35.182806°N 79.929472°W / 35.182806; -79.929472 (Town Creek Indian Mound ) Montgomery
Archaeological site
37 Union Tavern Union Tavern May 15, 1975 (#75001245 ) Milton 36°32′12 ″N 79°12′24 ″W / 36.536567°N 79.206785°W / 36.536567; -79.206785 (Union Tavern ) Caswell
Early nineteenth century vernacular structure with strong associations with influential freedman cabinetmaker Thomas Day.
38 Thomas Wolfe House Thomas Wolfe House November 11, 1971 (#71000572 ) Asheville 35°35′45 ″N 82°32′43 ″W / 35.595699°N 82.545287°W / 35.595699; -82.545287 (Thomas Wolfe House ) Buncombe
39 Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center January 3, 2001 (#66000071 ) Kill Devil Hills 36°01′14 ″N 75°40′03 ″W / 36.020659°N 75.667596°W / 36.020659; -75.667596 (Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center ) Dare
