Livingstone College Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)
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Why it's listed
Livingstone College and the neighborhood beside it form a historic district on a hill in Salisbury, North Carolina. The college moved here in 1882 from Concord after Joseph Charles Price raised money for it, and the district holds brick halls such as Dodge, Ballard, Carnegie, Hood and Goler, along with Moore's Chapel and modest Victorian and bungalow houses on West Monroe Street. A wide lawn, where the first black intercollegiate football game was played in 1892, separates the campus from the homes. The school was founded by the A.M.E. Zion Church, which made it unusual as a black institution started and run by black people. Its history is linked to Price, educator William Henry Goler, and missionary educator James E. K. Aggrey. Goler also worked as a contractor and helped build much of the surrounding area. The district survives as a largely intact college community of the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Significance in brief: The district is tied to black higher education in the South after the Civil War. Livingstone was founded by a black church, the A.M.E. Zion Church, at a time when most black schools were started by white organizations. It is also associated with leaders such as Joseph Charles Price and James E. K. Aggrey, and it survives as a nearly intact black college community of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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 100012193, listed September 2, 2025. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 701 W. Monroe Street, Salisbury |
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| County | Rowan County |
| Listed | September 2, 2025 |
| Reference number | 100012193 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899, 1900- |
| Architectural style | Victorian eclectic, primarily of a vaguely classical bent, with some later bungalows |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Education, Architecture, Religion, Social History, Ethnic Heritage-Black |
| Level of significance | State, Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Marked as occupied, in excellent to fair condition, and used for education, religion and private residences. |
| Acreage | 40.5 |
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 100012193.
- 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.