Edenton Historic District is a national

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located at

Edenton Edenton is a town in, and the county seat of, Chowan County, North Carolina, United States, on Albemarle Sound. The population was 4,397 at the 2020 census. Edenton is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. In recent years Edenton has b ...

Chowan County, North Carolina Chowan County ()
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. The district encompasses 342 contributing buildings, 4 contributing sites, and 3 contributing structures. It includes several buildings that are individually listed on the National Register. The Lane House (ca. 1718), possibly the oldest surviving house in North Carolina, is owned by Steve and Linda Lane and is located within the district. Also located in the district are the Dixon-Powell House, William Leary House, and Louis Ziegler House designed by architect

George Franklin Barber George Franklin Barber (July 31, 1854 – February 17, 1915) was an American architect known for the house designs he marketed worldwide through mail-order catalogs. Barber was one of the most successful residential architects of the late Vi ...

."Rental Home Turns Out To Be Oldest House In NC," ''Raleigh Telegram'', http://raleightelegram.com/201301174675 It was listed on the

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in 1973, with boundary increases in 2001 and 2007.

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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Greek Revival architecture in North Carolina Romanesque Revival architecture in North Carolina Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Chowan County, North Carolina {{ChowanCountyNC-NRHP-stub