Scotland Neck Historic District is a national

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located at

Scotland Neck Scotland Neck is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. According to the 2010 census, the town population was 2,059. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The Hoffman-Bower ...

, Halifax County, North Carolina. It encompasses 249 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the

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and surrounding residential sections of the town of Scotland Neck. The district includes notable examples of Greek Revival and

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style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed

Hoffman-Bowers-Josey-Riddick House Hoffman-Bowers-Josey-Riddick House is a historic home located at Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina. It was built in 1883, and is a -story, rectangular, frame dwelling with Stick Style / Eastlake movement design elements. It has a c ...

. Other notable buildings include the Fenner-Shields-Lamb House (1827); D. Edmondson Building (c. 1882), E. T. Whitehead drug store (c. 1901); Scotland Neck Bank (1914); Baptist Church (1917); Trinity Episcopal Church (1924); and town hall and fire station (1939), brick gymnasium and vocational building (1940), and one-story, elongated brick multiple housing unit (1943) built by the Works Progress Administration. The latter building was utilized as a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

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Works Progress Administration in North Carolina Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Greek Revival architecture in North Carolina Gothic Revival architecture in North Carolina Buildings and structures in Halifax County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Halifax County, North Carolina {{HalifaxCountyNC-NRHP-stub