List_of_African-American_historic_places_in_North_Carolina Knowpia

This list of African American Historic Places in North Carolina is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers.^[1] Other listings are also online.^[2]

For National List of African American Historic Places use this link.

**Contents:** Counties in North Carolina with African American Historic Places
Alamance - Buncombe - Burke - Caswell - Cumberland - Durham - Forsyth - Franklin - Guilford - Granville - Iredell - Johnston - Mecklenburg - Polk - Rockingham - Rowan - Vance - Wake - Warren - Wilson

Some of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places (NR) as independent sites or as part of larger historic district. Several of the sites are National Historic Landmarks (NRL). Others have North Carolina historical markers (HM). The citation on historical markers is given in the reference. The location listed is the nearest community to the site. More precise locations are given in the reference.

Alamance County edit

Burlington
- McCray School
Mebane
- Cooper School

Buncombe County edit

Asheville
- St. Matthias Episcopal Church
- Young Men's Institute Building

Burke County edit

Morganton
- Gaston Chapel
- Jonesboro Historic District

Caswell County edit

Thomas Day, an early 19th-century free African-American cabinetmaker.

Milton
- Union Tavern,

Cumberland County edit

Fayetteville

Durham County edit

Durham
- Emmanuel AME Church
- Geer Cemetery
- Horton Grove Complex
- North Carolina Central University
- North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building
- St. Joseph's African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Scarborough House

Forsyth County edit

Winston-Salem
- S.G. Atkins House
- St. Philip's Moravian Church,

Franklin County edit

Franklinton
- Dr. J.A. Savage House
Louisburg
- Williamson House

Guilford County edit

Greensboro
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
- Bennett College for Women
- Location of the Home of William McBryar Buffalo Soldier
- Underground Railroad Marker at Guilford College
- Civil Right Museum location of the Greensboro Sit-in
High Point
- Kilby Hotel
- William Penn High School
Sedalia
- Palmer Memorial Institute

Granville County edit

Oxford
- Central Orphanage

Iredell County, County edit

Stateville
- Center Street A.M.E. Zion Church

Johnston County edit

Kenly
- Boyette Slave House

Mecklenburg County edit

Charlotte
- Biddle Memorial Hall, Johnson C. Smith University
- Mecklenburg Investment Company Building

Polk County edit

Mill Spring
- Rev. Joshua D. Jones House

Rockingham County edit

Eden
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
Reidsville
- First Baptist Church
- North Washington Avenue Workers' Houses

Rowan County edit

Salisbury
- Livingston College Historic District
- Mount Zion Baptist

Vance County edit

Machpelah
- Tucker's Grove Camp Meeting Ground
- West Badin Historic District

Wake County edit

The district includes East Hargett Street, once known as Raleigh's "Black Main Street", due to the fact it once contained the largest number of businesses owned by African-Americans in the city.

Raleigh

Warren County edit

Warrenton
- Mansfield Thorton House
- Sledge-Hayley House

Wilson County edit

Wilson
- East Wilson Historic District

References edit

^ National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (October 1, 1994). African American Historic Places. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780471143451.
^ NCPEDIA. "Exploring North Carolina: African American History". Retrieved October 22, 2019.