{"nrhp_refnum":"94000163","name":"Elizabeth City Historic District (Boundary Increase)","other_names":["See Also:Elizabeth City Historic District"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by W. Church, W. Ehringhaus, Elliott, Cedar nd Ashe Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elizabeth City","county":"Pasquotank County","state":"NC","lat":36.299626223000075,"lon":-76.22319930499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-03-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential boundary expansion of the Elizabeth City Historic District in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, lying west of the town's original 1793 limits. It adds 424 contributing and 193 noncontributing resources, mostly frame houses and outbuildings, built from the antebellum period into the 1940s.","why_significant":"The area documents the westward growth of Elizabeth City's residential neighborhoods, mainly from 1890 through the 1930s. It contains good examples of Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Eastlake, Colonial Revival, American Foursquare, Craftsman Bungalow and Tudor Revival architecture. It also holds rare antebellum brick outbuildings and the site of a small free Black community.","narrative":"This residential area on the west side of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, extends an existing historic district beyond the town's original 1793 limits. Bounded roughly by Cedar, West Grice, Elliott and Ashe streets, it was largely farmland before 1891, though a small community of free Black residents lived along what is now Culpepper Street in the 1850s. Most of the 424 contributing resources are frame houses built between the 1890s and the early 1940s. Queen Anne dwellings with Colonial Revival finishes dominate the earlier period, followed by American Foursquare, Craftsman Bungalow and Tudor Revival houses. Victorian millwork decorates many porches and gables. The oldest and most notable buildings include the ca. 1793 Shirley-Armstrong House and the ca. 1849 Greek Revival Charles-Hussey House, whose brick dairy and winery are described as the only known brick antebellum outbuildings in the Albemarle region. Garages record the growing role of the automobile. Dogwood-lined streets and picket fences add to the setting.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake, Colonial Revival, Craftsman Bungalow, American Foursquare, I-house, L-plan, Gable front","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most buildings are frame and continue in their original use, mainly single dwellings with garages and storage outbuildings; two churches, two commercial buildings and several former neighborhood groceries are also present.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:49.190699-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/7183/47718307/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/94000163.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000163/431b973e49-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000163/431b973e49-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Calvin Beale","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pasquotank_County_Courthouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Calvin Beale</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pasquotank_County_Courthouse.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"77001007","name":"Elizabeth City Historic District (Additional Documentation)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/elizabeth-city-historic-district-additional-documentation-77001007/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718307","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_City_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19817682"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/pasquotank-county/elizabeth-city-historic-district-boundary-increase-94000163/"}