Southport Historic District | |
 Southport Historic District, June 2010 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Cape Fear River, Rhett, Bay, Short and Brown Sts., Southport, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 33°55′09″N 78°01′13″W / 33.91917°N 78.02028°W |
| Area | 112 acres (45 ha) |
| Architect | Robbins, A.J.; Et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 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]
Gallery
W. Newton House, 2016
Trinity United Methodist Church, 2016
Smithfield Burial Ground, 2010
T. St. George House, 2016
S. Swain House, 2016
Richard Bensell House, 2016
Morse Cottage, 2016
Julius Newton House, 2016
Former Brunswick County Jail, 2016
Daniel Bender House, 2016
Captain Melvin Craig House, 2016
Amuzu Theater, 2010
Adkins-Ruark House, 2016
Watson's Pharmacy & Commercial Block, 2016
St Phillips Episcopal Church, 2016
Southport Masonic Lodge, 2016
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Carl Lounsbury (June 1980). "Southport Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
