Murfreesboro Historic District is a national
historic district located at
Murfreesboro,
Hertford County, North Carolina
Hertford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,552. Its county seat is Winton. It is classified within the region known in the 21st century as the Inner Banks.
History
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. The district encompasses nine contributing buildings in the oldest section of the city of Murfreesboro. The buildings include notable examples of
Greek Revival
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but a ...
style architecture. They are the
William Rea Store (c. 1790);
John Wheeler House (c. 1800) birthplace of
John H. Wheeler (1806-1882) and later home of Congressman
Jesse Johnson Yeates (1829-1892);
Myrick House (c. 1810);
Melrose (c. 1810) home of Congressman
William H. Murfree (1781 – 1827);
The Hertford Academy (c. 1810);
Roberts-Vaughan House (c. 1810); Dr. Isaac Pipkin House (c. 1825); Rose Bower (c. 1830); and the Walter Reed House (c. 1845) childhood home of
Walter Reed
Walter Reed (September 13, 1851 – November 22, 1902) was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than ...
.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1971.
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References
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Greek Revival architecture in North Carolina
Buildings and structures in Murfreesboro, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Hertford County, North Carolina
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