{"nrhp_refnum":"96001484","name":"Warsaw Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by former Atlantic Coastline RR right-of-way,N. and S. Front, Pollock, Frisco, Plank, and Railroad Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Warsaw","county":"Duplin County","state":"NC","lat":35.00041295950004,"lon":-78.09280153934004,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-12-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district covering the central business area and part of the residential quarter of Warsaw, a railroad and agricultural town in western Duplin County, North Carolina. It grew from the 1838 settlement of Duplin Depot and contains 55 contributing and 15 noncontributing buildings plus one contributing structure.","why_significant":"The district is eligible under Criterion A in commerce and community development, reflecting Warsaw's growth as a railroad and market town. It is also eligible under Criterion C for architecture, with well-preserved Commercial-style brick storefronts and late 19th and early 20th century houses. It documents the town's development from the mid-nineteenth century through the 1920s.","narrative":"Warsaw's historic district takes in the commercial core and a portion of the residential neighborhood of a railroad and farm-marketing town in western Duplin County. The settlement began in 1838 as Duplin Depot, was renamed Warsaw Depot in 1847 and incorporated in 1855. Its streets still follow the 1847 plan, laid out parallel to the former Atlantic Coast Line tracks, with stores facing a grassy plaza on both sides of the rail line. Most commercial buildings are one- to three-story brick structures dating from about 1880 to the mid-1920s, notable for varied brick patterns, cast iron storefront columns and distinctive rooflines. East of downtown, Hill Street holds Greek Revival, Queen Anne and Gothic Revival buildings, including the 1884 Presbyterian church. The district was listed for its role in commerce and community development, and for its architecture. Of 71 resources counted, 56 contribute to its character, and the district reflects development from 1838 to 1946.","period_of_significance":"1838-1946","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Commercial Style, Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Bungalow, Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The Warsaw Depot was razed in 1982 and many storefronts have been altered, but the upper walls of nearly all commercial buildings remain intact. Most resources contribute to the district.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:49.188647-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/91/7176/47717691/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/96001484.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717691","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Historic_District_(Warsaw,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18394510"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/duplin-county/warsaw-historic-district-96001484/"}