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Hamilton Historic District (Hamilton, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°56′41″N 77°12′31″W / 35.94472°N 77.20861°W / 35.94472; -77.20861
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Hamilton Historic District
Hamilton Historic District (Hamilton, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Hamilton Historic District (Hamilton, North Carolina)
Hamilton Historic District (Hamilton, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Hamilton Historic District (Hamilton, North Carolina)
LocationNC 125, Hamilton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°56′41″N 77°12′31″W / 35.94472°N 77.20861°W / 35.94472; -77.20861
Area200 acres (81 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Queen Anne, Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.80002884[1]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1980

Hamilton Historic District is a national historic district located at Hamilton, Martin County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 60 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in the town of Hamilton. They include notable examples of Greek Revival, Queen Anne, and Carpenter Gothic architecture in buildings dated from the early-19th century through the 1920s. Located in the district is the separately listed Darden Hotel. Other notable buildings include the Edmondson-Purvis House, Upton-Pippen house, Conoho Masonic Lodge, Weatherbee-Anthony House, David L. Martin House (c. 1879), Baker-Ballard House, St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Gladstone Building, Hamilton Methodist Church (1903), and Hamilton Baptist Church (1929).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Renee Gledhill-Early; H. McKelden Smith; Joe Mobley (October 1979). "Hamilton Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.