Edenton Historic District (Boundary Increase)
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
This one-block addition to Edenton's historic district covers the 300 block of East King Street. It contains six main resources: five houses and a short length of railroad track, with five judged contributing. The oldest is the ca. 1883 John T. Page House, probably built by Page, a former slave who became a carpenter. Its sawn and drilled bargeboard marks it as the finest of the town's Gothic Revival houses built by and for Black craftsmen. Nearby are the small ca. 1898 Teeny Blount House, a two-story Victorian I-house with a double-tier porch moved in the 1970s, and a 1910 Colonial Revival foursquare. The railroad track dates from 1902 and recalls the Suffolk and Carolina Railroad. The area was left out of the 1973 district, which concentrated on colonial and antebellum buildings. Its period of significance runs from about 1883 to 1910, reflecting railroad-driven growth and African American building traditions.
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| Period of significance | ca. 1883 to 1910 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Late Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival, Victorian |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture, Black |
| Acreage | 2.4 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Edenton Historic District (Boundary Increase) (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.