Richlands Historic District (Richlands, North Carolina) Explained

Richlands Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:34.9°N -77.5469°W
Built:c.
Architect:Benjamin Findeisen, Joseph Coston
Architecture:I-House, late Victorian millwork
Added:March 16, 1990
Refnum:90000441

Richlands Historic District is a national historic district located at Richlands, Onslow County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 90 contributing buildings, 2 contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Richlands. The district largely developed after 1880 and includes notable examples of Late Victorian and I-house style residential architecture. Notable contributing buildings include the Robert D. Thompson House (1908), Daniel Webster Murrill House (1908), the Del Barbee House (1910), the Edwards-Cox House (1915), Isaac Koonce House (1918), George Brooks House (1915), Franck House (1914), Richlands Theater (1936), J. F. Mohn Building (1936), Richlands Supply Company Building (1905), M. B. Steed Store (1911), Peoples Bank Building (c. 1904), Bank of Richlands (1927), First Baptist Church (1920s), and Richlands United Methodist Church (1939).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dan Pezzoni. Richlands Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . March 1989. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.