Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
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
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park covers 220 acres northwest of Greensboro, North Carolina, the most important part of the roughly 800 acres where American and British forces fought on March 15, 1781. Citizens of the Guilford Battleground Company began preserving the field in 1887, adding monuments, roads, a lake and landscaping, and gave the land to the federal government in 1917. The National Park Service has managed it since 1933 and works to restore the battlefield's historic look. Today the park holds 28 monuments, markers and memorials, three historic roads, and the site of the vanished courthouse. The battle was a key moment in the Southern Campaign. Cornwallis held the field but lost about a quarter of his army, then retreated to Wilmington. Seven months later he surrendered at Yorktown. The park is rated of the highest order of significance.
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| Period of significance | 18th Century (battle on March 15, 1781) |
|---|---|
| Areas of significance | Military, Architecture, Transportation, Conservation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal |
| Acreage | 319 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (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.