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North Carolina

3,203 listed places across 100 counties, 43 of them National Historic Landmarks.

3,203
Listings
43
National Historic Landmarks
795
Historic districts
100
Counties with listings

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By county

Wake 231Buncombe 128Guilford 127Forsyth 117Mecklenburg 109Durham 88Rowan 75Alamance 72Cumberland 71Catawba 66Davidson 61Craven 58Chatham 58Orange 57Iredell 56Sampson 51Granville 47Rockingham 46Halifax 45Burke 44Henderson 42Franklin 41Edgecombe 39Gaston 38Johnston 36Lincoln 35Dare 35Hertford 35Moore 34Nash 33Pitt 33Lenoir 33Surry 32Cabarrus 31Cleveland 31New Hanover 30Haywood 29Martin 29Warren 28Rutherford 28Wilson 28Ashe 27Chowan 27Polk 26Caswell 26Macon 25Bertie 25Robeson 24Wilkes 24Watauga 23Vance 23Transylvania 22Randolph 22Jackson 21Davie 20Caldwell 20Duplin 20Beaufort 20Lee 19Madison 19Wayne 19Perquimans 19Richmond 18Harnett 17Brunswick 17Stanly 17Northampton 17Carteret 17Pender 17Pasquotank 16Stokes 15Scotland 15Onslow 15Avery 14Bladen 14McDowell 14Currituck 14Person 12Union 12Greene 12Swain 11Alleghany 11Hyde 11Cherokee 10Gates 10Washington 10Mitchell 9Camden 9Graham 8Yancey 8Montgomery 8Yadkin 8Jones 8Columbus 7Anson 7Hoke 5Clay 4Alexander 3Tyrrell 3Pamlico 2

Built by decade

1820s 311830s 381840s 341850s 611860s 311870s 451880s 501890s 621900s 821910s 681920s 1181930s 571940s 231950s 30

Landmarks

Landmark · Raleigh
Daniels, Josephus, House
National Historic LandmarkListed
Landmark · Fayetteville
Market House
National Historic LandmarkListed 1970
Landmark · Hillsborough
Nash-Hooper House
National Historic LandmarkListed 1971
Landmark · Durham
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building
National Historic LandmarkListed 1975

National Historic Landmarks

Bentonville Battleground State Historic SiteNHL1970
Bethabara Historic DistrictNHL1978
Bethania Historic DistrictNHL1976
Biltmore EstateNHL1966
BlandwoodNHL1970
Bull Durham Tobacco FactoryNHL1974
Cape Hatteras Light StationNHL1978
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic SiteNHL1968
Chowan County CourthouseNHL1970
Christ Episcopal ChurchNHL1987
Christ Episcopal ChurchNHL1970
CooleemeeNHL1973
Coolmore PlantationNHL1971
Cupola HouseNHL1970
Josephus Daniels HouseNHL·
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Duke Homestead and Tobacco FactoryNHL1966
F. W. Woolworth Company BuildingNHL2024
F. W. Woolworth Company BuildingNHL2024
Fort FisherNHL1966
Guilford Courthouse National Military ParkNHL1966
Hardaway Site (31St4)NHL1984
Hayes PlantationNHL1973
Hinton Rowan Helper HouseNHL1973
Market HouseNHL1970
Nash-Hooper HouseNHL1971
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company BuildingNHL1975
North Carolina State CapitolNHL1970
Old East, University of North CarolinaNHL1966
Palmer-Marsh HouseNHL1970
Pauli Murray Family HomeNHL2016
Pauli Murray Family HomeNHL2016
Pinehurst Historic DistrictNHL1973
Playmakers TheatreNHL1971
Reed Gold MineNHL1966
Salem TavernNHL1966
Single Brothers' HouseNHL1970
Single Sisters' HouseNHL1966
Town Creek Indian MoundNHL1966
Union TavernNHL1975
USS MonitorNHL1974
USS North Carolina (BB-55) National Historic LandmarkNHL1982
Thomas Wolfe HouseNHL1971
Wright Brothers National MemorialNHL1966

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Listed places in this state ranked by Wikipedia article views. The figure is the monthly average from June to August 2026.

  1. 1
    USS North Carolina (BB-55) National Historic Landmark
    Structure · Wilmington
    13,269
  2. 2
    Judaculla Rock
    Site · Cullowhee
    2,620
  3. 3
    Grove Park Inn
    Building · Asheville
    2,390
  4. 4
    Single Sisters' House
    Building · Winston-Salem
    1,812
  5. 5
    Dismal Swamp Canal
    Historic district · South Mills
    1,805

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Guidebooks to historic places in North Carolina

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  • 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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