Edenton Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
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.
Significance in brief: The area is argued to reflect Edenton's growth after the railroad arrived and the work of African American craftsmen in the late nineteenth century. It includes the ca. 1883 John T. Page House, with a distinctive sawtooth bargeboard, described as the finest of several Late Gothic Revival houses built by and for the town's Black builders. It also holds good examples of Colonial Revival and vernacular house types. The 1973 district had focused on colonial and antebellum buildings and overlooked this history.
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 01001075, listed October 5, 2001. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Both sides 300 block E. King St., Edenton |
|---|---|
| County | Chowan County |
| Listed | October 5, 2001 |
| Reference number | 01001075 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca. 1883 to 1910 |
| Architect / builder | Page, John Tyler; Muth, Frank Fred |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival, Victorian |
| Criteria |
|
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture, Black |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The Teeny Blount House is currently vacant. The other resources continue in their original use, as houses and a rarely used rail line. |
| Acreage | 2.4 |
| Within district | Edenton Historic District |
| Coordinates | 36.05706, -76.60422 (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 01001075.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.