East Wilson Historic District
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East Wilson Historic District
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| Location | Roughly bounded by E. Gold and Academy Sts., Ward Blvd., Woodard Street Ave. and Elvie St., and Railroad and Pender Sts., Wilson, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 220 acres (89 ha) |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architect | Freeman, Nestus; Multiple |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne, Shotgun house |
| NRHP Reference # | 88000371[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1988 |
East Wilson Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina. It encompasses 858 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in a historically African-American section of Wilson. The district developed between about 1890 to 1940 and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Bungalow / American Craftsman, and Shotgun style architecture. Notable buildings include the Reverend Henry W. Farrior House (c. 1890), Charles Thomas House, Samuel Vick House, Dr. Mathew Gillam House, Wilson Colored High School (1924), and Samuel H. Vick Elementary School (1939).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
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- African-American history of North Carolina
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Queen Anne architecture in North Carolina
- Geography of Wilson County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Wilson County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
