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Southport Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Southport Historic District, June 2010
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Location	Roughly bounded by Cape Fear River, Rhett, Bay, Short and Brown Sts., Southport, North Carolina
Coordinates	33°55′09″N 78°01′13″W / 33.91917°N 78.02028°W / 33.91917; -78.02028
Area	112 acres (45 ha)
Architect	Robbins, A.J.; Et al.
NRHP reference No.	80002801
Added to NRHP	November 25, 1980

Southport Historic District is a national historic district located at Southport, Brunswick County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 161 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object. Over half of the structures in the historic district date from the 1885-1905 period. It includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings and is considered the best example of a Victorian coastal town in North Carolina. Notable buildings include the River Pilots Tower and Building (1940s), Frying Pan Lightship (20th century), Fort Johnston Officers Quarters (c. 1805-09), Walker-Pike House (c. 1800-20), Brunswick Inn (c. 1859), Fort Johnston Hospital (c. 1852-1860), Former Brunswick County Court House (c. 1854), Saint Philips Episcopal Church (c. 1860, 1894–96), Trinity Methodist Church (1888-1890), and the Adkins-Ruark House (1890).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Gallery

• W. Newton House, 2016
• Trinity United Methodist Church, 2016
• Smithfield Burial Ground, 2010
• T. St. George House, 2016
• S. Swain House, 2016
• Richard Bensell House, 2016
• Morse Cottage, 2016
• Julius Newton House, 2016
• Former Brunswick County Jail, 2016
• Daniel Bender House, 2016
• Captain Melvin Craig House, 2016
• Amuzu Theater, 2010
• Adkins-Ruark House, 2016
• Watson's Pharmacy & Commercial Block, 2016
• St Phillips Episcopal Church, 2016
• Southport Masonic Lodge, 2016

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Carl Lounsbury (June 1980). "Southport Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

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