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Louisburg

15 places in Louisburg, North Carolina are on the National Register of Historic Places. Greek Revival is the style recorded most often on these buildings. 3 of the listings are historic districts rather than single buildings.

The earliest listing here is Person Place, added Jun 19, 1972.

Map

Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. A point marks the record location and does not mean the place is open to visitors. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Listings

Historic districts

1972

First listing

Oldest on the register

First listed	Person Place · Jun 19, 1972
Oldest construction date	Main Building, Louisburg College · built 1814

Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties. Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on reference number, and are on record for 4 of the 15 listings here. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Building · Franklin County

Cascine

BuildingListed 1973

Historic district · Franklin County

Cascine (Boundary Increase)

Historic districtListed 1985

Building · Franklin County

Franklin County Training School–Riverside Union School

BuildingListed 2012

Building · Franklin County

Fuller House

BuildingListed 1978

Historic districts

Styles that appear most

Greek Revival 3Colonial Revival 1Federal 1Modern 1Queen Anne style 1

Style labels come from Wikidata and are on record for 6 of the 15 listings here. The count is the number of listings carrying each label. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Every listing

Cascine▾LouisburgBuilding1973

Address: S of Louisburg on SR 1702, Louisburg
Listed: Apr 26, 1973
Listed for: Agriculture, Architecture
Significance: State
Also known as: Cascine (Boundary Increase)
Reference: 73001342
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Cascine (Boundary Increase)▾LouisburgHistoric district1985

Address: N side of NC 1702, Louisburg
Listed: Dec 4, 1985
Listed for: Agriculture, Architecture
Significance: State
Also known as: See Also:Cascine
Reference: 85003114
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Cooke House▾LouisburgBuilding1975

Address: SW of Louisburg near jct. of SR 1114 and SR 1109, Louisburg vicinity
Listed: Oct 14, 1975
Listed for: Military, Politics and government, Religion
Significance: Local
Reference: 75001265
Style: Greek Revival architecture
Contributing: 1 building
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Dean Farm▾LouisburgHistoric district1975

Address: 6 mi. E of Louisburg on NC 56, Louisburg
Listed: May 2, 1975
Listed for: Agriculture, Architecture
Significance: Local
Reference: 75001267
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Franklin County Training School–Riverside Union School▾LouisburgBuilding2012

Address: 53 W. River Rd., Louisburg
Listed: Jan 4, 2012
Listed for: Education, Black heritage
Significance: Local
Also known as: Louisburg Elementary School
Reference: 11001011
Built: 1960
Contributing: 3 buildings
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Fuller House▾LouisburgBuilding1978

Address: 307 N. Main St., Louisburg
Listed: Nov 17, 1978
Listed for: Literature, Architecture
Significance: State
Reference: 78001954
Style: Greek Revival architecture
Contributing: 1 building
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Green Hill House▾LouisburgBuilding1975

Address: S of Louisburg near jct. of SR 1760 and 1761, Louisburg vicinity
Listed: Jun 10, 1975
Listed for: Education, Politics and government, Architecture, Religion
Significance: National
Reference: 75001268
Contributing: 1 building
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Louisburg Historic District▾LouisburgHistoric district1987

Address: Roughly bounded by Allen Lane, Main and Cedar Sts., Franklin, Elm, and King St., Louisburg
Listed: Feb 18, 1987
Listed for: Education, Architecture
Significance: Local
Also known as: See Also:Williamson House; Main Building, Louisburg College
Reference: 87000041
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Main Building, Louisburg College▾LouisburgBuilding1978

Address: Louisburg College campus, Louisburg
Listed: Dec 8, 1978
Listed for: Education, Architecture
Significance: State
Reference: 78001955
Built: 1814
Contributing: 1 building
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Massenburg Plantation (Boundary Increase)▾LouisburgBuilding2000

Address: 821 NC 561, Louisburg vicinity
Listed: Mar 15, 2000
Listed for: Agriculture, Architecture, Historical archaeology
Significance: Local
Also known as: Woodleaf Plantation
Reference: 00000225
Built: 1838
Contributing: 1 building, 1 site
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Person Place▾LouisburgBuilding1972

Address: 603 N. Main St., Louisburg
Listed: Jun 19, 1972
Listed for: Architecture
Significance: Local
Reference: 72000962
Style: Federal architecture
Contributing: 1 building
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Portridge▾LouisburgBuilding1990

Address: SR 1224, 0.3 mi. N of jct. with NC 56, Louisburg vicinity
Listed: Mar 1, 1990
Listed for: Architecture
Significance: Local
Reference: 90000351
Contributing: 1 building
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Rose Hill▾LouisburgBuilding2006

Address: W side of US 401 S, 0.25 mi. N of NC 1110, Louisburg
Listed: May 3, 2006
Listed for: Architecture
Significance: Local
Reference: 06000339
Style: Colonial Revival architecture, Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
Contributing: 5 buildings
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Thomas and Lois Wheless House▾LouisburgBuilding2007

Address: 106 John St., Louisburg
Listed: Aug 28, 2007
Listed for: Architecture
Significance: Local
Reference: 07000887
Built: 1955
Style: modern architecture
Contributing: 1 building
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Williamson House▾LouisburgBuilding1975

Address: 401 Cedar St., Louisburg
Listed: Jun 20, 1975
Listed for: Black heritage, Politics and government, Architecture
Significance: State
Reference: 75001272
Style: Greek Revival architecture
Contributing: 1 building
Links: The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗

Every listing here also appears on its county page for Franklin County.

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Local history books for Franklin County

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A History of Franklin County, North Carolina
Eric Medlin, 2020
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Guidebooks to historic places in North Carolina

Tar Heel History On Foot Great Walks Through 400 Years Of North Carolinas Fascinating Past
Lynn Setzer, 2013
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Touring the western North Carolina backroads
Carolyn Sakowski, 2011
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Touring the Carolinas' Civil War sites
Clint Johnson, 2011
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