Winfall Historic District
Why it's listed
Winfall is a small railroad town northeast of Hertford in Perquimans County, North Carolina, laid out on a grid in 1873. The historic district covers about twenty acres along Main Street and nearby side streets, with 73 contributing and 29 noncontributing resources. Most are one- and two-story frame houses built after the Norfolk and Southern Railroad arrived in 1881, many with Victorian sawnwork brackets, turned porch posts and spindle friezes. Later Craftsman, Colonial Revival and period revival houses show continued growth into the twentieth century. Modest frame commercial buildings cluster near the tracks, including the c. 1893 White Store, now a post office. Epworth United Methodist Church, a Gothic Revival building from about 1903, is the only church in the district. Sheds, garages and kitchens stand behind many houses. The district was recognized for its architecture and its role in the commerce of a railroad community between 1860 and 1950, and for retaining its overall historic character.
Significance in brief: The district is significant under criteria for commerce and architecture. It preserves a largely intact collection of houses, stores, a church and outbuildings that reflect the growth of the community, especially the late-nineteenth-century building boom that followed the arrival of the Norfolk and Southern Railroad in 1881.
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 02001715, listed January 15, 2003. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly along Main St. and Wiggins Rd., Winfall |
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| County | Perquimans County |
| Listed | January 15, 2003 |
| Reference number | 02001715 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1860-1950 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian: Queen Anne; Bungalow; Colonial Revival; Ranch Style; Gothic Revival church |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Residential area with houses, a post office in the former White Store, and one church; the railroad depot is no longer extant. Most contributing resources are single-family dwellings, many used as rentals. |
| Acreage | 20 |
| Coordinates | 36.22001, -76.46142 (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 02001715.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q22061150
- This listing as JSON
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