NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
Updated 12/31/99
The North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office statewide inventory contains over 250 prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in Northampton County. Staff tested and mapped the Princeton Site and coordinated its nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.
The Historic Preservation Office supervised a reconnaissance level survey of the county in the early 1980s and a more comprehensive survey is in 1995. Surveys are cooperative local-state projects accomplished with grants and staff assistance from the Historic Preservation Office.
Federal grants of $8,500 aided the study of Princeton Archaeological Site in 1983 and a county reconnaissance survey in 1994. State grants have totaled $21,000, including one for the Northampton Museum which received $11,000 in 1984.
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Eight individual properties and districts in the county are listed in the National Register, including the Northampton County Courthouse Square.
LOCAL PRESERVATION COMMISSIONS
The town of Woodland has one locally designated landmark, which is administered by the Woodland Historic Preservation Commission established in 1997.
Rehabilitation of the Woodland-Olney School, an income-producing preservation tax credit project in Woodland, has been completed at a construction investment of $1,608,400. One residence is currently undergoing renovation to utilize the new state tax credit for non-income-producing structures. The Historic Preservation Office reviews and provides restoration technical services for all preservation tax credit projects.
The Historic Preservation Office provided technical services for the restoration of the Northampton County Courthouse and Clerk's Office. Technical advice has been given to many other buildings throughout the county such as the Duke-Lawrence House, the Governor Thomas Bragg House, and the Pendleton House.