{"nrhp_refnum":"12000237","name":"Ahoskie Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Pembroke Ave., Catherine Creek Rd., Colony, Alton, Maple, & South Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ahoskie","county":"Hertford County","state":"NC","lat":36.28533055550005,"lon":-76.98769012901977,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-04-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of about eighty city blocks covering the oldest part of Ahoskie, Hertford County, North Carolina. It includes the downtown commercial core, the industrial area along the railroad, and surrounding residential neighborhoods.","why_significant":"The district shows how Ahoskie grew along the railroad in a grid pattern, with especially rapid growth in the 1920s and after World War II. Its buildings are mostly Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Minimal Traditional, with some Greek Revival, Queen Anne and Classical Revival examples. The excerpt does not give the full significance statement or criteria.","narrative":"Ahoskie's historic district covers roughly eighty blocks of the oldest part of the Hertford County town. It takes in the downtown commercial core, the industrial strip along the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, and the residential streets around them. The town grew in a grid tied to the railroad and Main Street, and its streets are named for directions, landmarks and early landowners. Most buildings date from the 1920s through the 1950s, a period of fast growth, and Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Minimal Traditional houses are the most common. A few Greek Revival buildings predate the town's incorporation. Local pine supplied lumber for early houses, while brick became common for stores after fires, and for churches and schools. The Classical Revival Ahoskie School, designed by Leslie Boney Sr., and the earlier downtown district are included. Of 781 resources, 607 contribute to the district's character, which dates from about 1805 to 1962.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1805 to 1962","architect_builder":"Leslie Boney Sr. (Ahoskie School)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Beaux-Arts, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Minimal Traditional, Ranch","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most contributing buildings remain in use as houses, businesses and institutions. The former Ahoskie School, abandoned by 1988, was converted to apartments after its 2005 listing. A few vacant lots are noted.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.729626-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/61/7208/47720861/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/12000237.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000237/247fd33e13-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000237/247fd33e13-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McGlohon_Street,_Ahoskie.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McGlohon_Street,_Ahoskie.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720861","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahoskie_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19460130"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/hertford-county/ahoskie-historic-district-12000237/"}