Windsor Historic District
Why it's listed
Windsor, the county seat of Bertie County, was established by the colonial Assembly in 1768 on a one-hundred acre tract on the Cashie River, laid out as a grid with lots that buyers were required to build on within three years. The historic district covers most of the original town, with about 156 properties on sixteen blocks. Its residential streets hold houses from the Georgian period, including the Cherry House on York Street, one of only two eighteenth-century gambrel-roofed dwellings in the county, through Greek Revival and Queen Anne houses of the 1880s and 1890s to Bungalow examples. The commercial blocks along King and Granville streets were rebuilt in brick after a fire in 1888, and many of the two-story storefronts remain. The district is regarded as representative of a small eastern North Carolina town's development over more than a century.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues that Windsor retains enough of its nineteenth and early twentieth century fabric to represent the evolution of a small eastern North Carolina town. It cites a range of architectural styles from Georgian and Greek Revival houses to Queen Anne, Neoclassical and Bungalow examples, and brick commercial buildings built after an 1888 fire. The district is described as representative of its kind and typical for its time and place rather than as having many individually outstanding buildings.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 86003146, listed July 29, 1991. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by York, Water, Sutton, and Elmo Sts., Windsor |
|---|---|
| County | Bertie County |
| Listed | July 29, 1991 |
| Reference number | 86003146 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Greek Revival, Federal, Victorian, Queen Anne, Neoclassical Revival, Colonial Revival, Bungalow |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 68 |
| Coordinates | 35.99721, -76.94498 (NPS GIS) |
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.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 86003146.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18159322
- This listing as JSON
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