National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilkes County, North Carolina

This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.[1]

Current listings


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted June 28, 2024.[2]

[3]Name on the Register[4]ImageDate listed[5]Location City or townDescription
1Brown-Cowles House and Cowles Law Office
Brown-Cowles House and Cowles Law Office
August 24, 1982
(#82003522)
200 and 106 E. Main St.
36°08′57″N 81°09′02″W / 36.1493°N 81.1506°W / 36.1493; -81.1506 (Brown-Cowles House and Cowles Law Office)
Wilkesboro
2Claymont Hill
Claymont Hill
September 12, 1985
(#85002369)
Western side of SR 2303 along Ronda-Clingman Rd.
36°12′39″N 80°55′40″W / 36.2108°N 80.9278°W / 36.2108; -80.9278 (Claymont Hill)
Ronda
3Robert Cleveland Log House
Robert Cleveland Log House
February 1, 1972
(#72001003)
Wilkes Heritage Museum, 100 E. Main St
36°08′59″N 81°09′09″W / 36.1496°N 81.1526°W / 36.1496; -81.1526 (Robert Cleveland Log House)
WilkesboroRelocated from near Pulear to near the Old Wilkes County Jail in downtown Wilkesboro in 1986.[6]
4Downtown Main Street Historic District
Downtown Main Street Historic District
May 9, 2003
(#03000392)
Roughly the 800 and 900 blocks of Main St.
36°09′34″N 81°08′47″W / 36.1594°N 81.1464°W / 36.1594; -81.1464 (Downtown Main Street Historic District)
North Wilkesboro
5Downtown Wilkesboro Historic District
Downtown Wilkesboro Historic District
April 30, 2009
(#09000290)
Bounded roughly by Cowles and Corporation Sts., Henderson Dr., and Woodland Boulevard
36°08′54″N 81°09′03″W / 36.1484°N 81.1507°W / 36.1484; -81.1507 (Downtown Wilkesboro Historic District)
Wilkesboro
6Elkin Creek Mill
Elkin Creek Mill
April 29, 1982
(#82003521)
SR 2045
36°16′40″N 80°52′29″W / 36.2778°N 80.8747°W / 36.2778; -80.8747 (Elkin Creek Mill)
West Elkin
7Federal Building
Federal Building
August 24, 1982
(#82003523)
201 W. Main St.
36°08′47″N 81°09′32″W / 36.1464°N 81.1589°W / 36.1464; -81.1589 (Federal Building)
Wilkesboro
8J. T. Ferguson Store
J. T. Ferguson Store
August 24, 1982
(#82003524)
11 E. Main St.
36°08′53″N 81°09′04″W / 36.1481°N 81.1511°W / 36.1481; -81.1511 (J. T. Ferguson Store)
Wilkesboro
9Thomas B. Finley House
Thomas B. Finley House
May 15, 2008
(#08000415)
1014 E St.
36°09′41″N 81°09′03″W / 36.1615°N 81.1508°W / 36.1615; -81.1508 (Thomas B. Finley House)
North Wilkesboro
10Thomas B. Finley Law Office
Thomas B. Finley Law Office
August 24, 1982
(#82003525)
Broad and North Sts.
36°08′56″N 81°09′04″W / 36.1489°N 81.1511°W / 36.1489; -81.1511 (Thomas B. Finley Law Office)
Wilkesboro
11Harmon SchoolDecember 29, 2020
(#100005992)
Sheets Gap Rd., .6 mi. west of jct. with Buckwheat Branch Rd.
36°21′50″N 81°19′17″W / 36.3640°N 81.3214°W / 36.3640; -81.3214 (Harmon School)
Laurel Springs vicinity
12Holbrook Farm
Holbrook Farm
November 29, 1978
(#78001985)
West of Traphill on SR 1743
36°20′35″N 81°03′26″W / 36.3431°N 81.0572°W / 36.3431; -81.0572 (Holbrook Farm)
Traphill
13Benjamin Hubbard HouseJanuary 29, 2009
(#08001390)
Northern side of U.S. Route 18, 1 mile east of NC 1106
36°05′13″N 81°12′22″W / 36.0869°N 81.2061°W / 36.0869; -81.2061 (Benjamin Hubbard House)
Moravian Falls
14Johnson-Hubbard House
Johnson-Hubbard House
August 24, 1982
(#82003527)
113 E. Main St.
36°08′54″N 81°09′03″W / 36.1483°N 81.1508°W / 36.1483; -81.1508 (Johnson-Hubbard House)
Wilkesboro
15Lincoln Heights School
Lincoln Heights School
September 11, 2018
(#100002932)
197 Lincoln Heights Rd.
36°08′54″N 81°07′46″W / 36.1483°N 81.1294°W / 36.1483; -81.1294 (Lincoln Heights School)
Wilkesboro
16Old Wilkes County Jail
Old Wilkes County Jail
February 18, 1971
(#71000628)
N. Bridge St.
36°08′56″N 81°09′09″W / 36.1489°N 81.1525°W / 36.1489; -81.1525 (Old Wilkes County Jail)
Wilkesboro
17St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Cemetery
St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Cemetery
October 19, 1982
(#82001308)
Cowles St. between Woodland Boulevard and West St.
36°08′57″N 81°09′18″W / 36.1492°N 81.1550°W / 36.1492; -81.1550 (St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Cemetery)
Wilkesboro
18Southern Railway Depot
Southern Railway Depot
September 10, 2004
(#04000965)
Junction of 9th St. and CBD Loop
36°09′31″N 81°08′45″W / 36.1586°N 81.1458°W / 36.1586; -81.1458 (Southern Railway Depot)
North Wilkesboro
19Traphill Historic DistrictMay 22, 1980
(#80002905)
SR 1002 and SR 1749
36°20′48″N 81°01′26″W / 36.3467°N 81.0239°W / 36.3467; -81.0239 (Traphill Historic District)
Traphill
20Wilkes County Courthouse
Wilkes County Courthouse
May 10, 1979
(#79001764)
E. Main St. between Bridge and Broad Sts.
36°08′55″N 81°09′07″W / 36.1486°N 81.1519°W / 36.1486; -81.1519 (Wilkes County Courthouse)
WilkesboroNow the Wilkes County Heritage Museum
21Wilkes Hosiery Mills
Wilkes Hosiery Mills
April 30, 2008
(#08000369)
407 F. St.
36°09′56″N 81°08′32″W / 36.165556°N 81.142222°W / 36.165556; -81.142222 (Wilkes Hosiery Mills)
North Wilkesboro
22Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church
Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church
August 24, 1982
(#82003528)
205 E. Main St.
36°08′54″N 81°08′59″W / 36.148333°N 81.149722°W / 36.148333; -81.149722 (Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church)
Wilkesboro
23Wilkesboro-Smithey Hotel
Wilkesboro-Smithey Hotel
August 24, 1982
(#82003529)
Broad and E. Main Sts.
36°08′55″N 81°09′04″W / 36.148611°N 81.151111°W / 36.148611; -81.151111 (Wilkesboro-Smithey Hotel)
Wilkesboro

Former listing

[3]Name on the RegisterImageDate listedDate removedLocation City or townDescription
1Montfort Stokes HouseMarch 16, 1972
(#72001537)
August 24, 1973SR 1144, W of SR 1143
WilkesboroDestroyed by fire.[7]

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