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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 16, 2023.[2]

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Brown-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
2 Claymont 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
3 Robert 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) 		Wilkesboro Relocated from near Pulear to near the Old Wilkes County Jail in downtown Wilkesboro in 1986.[6]
4 Downtown 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
5 Downtown 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
6 Elkin 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
7 Federal Building
Federal Building
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 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
8 J. 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
9 Thomas 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
10 Thomas 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
11 Harmon School Upload image December 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
12 Holbrook 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
13 Benjamin Hubbard House Upload image January 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
14 Johnson-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
15 Lincoln 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
16 Old Wilkes County Jail
Old Wilkes County Jail
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 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
17 St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Cemetery
St. Paul
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
18 Southern 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
19 Traphill Historic District Upload image May 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
20 Wilkes County Courthouse
Wilkes County Courthouse
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 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) 		Wilkesboro Now the Wilkes County Heritage Museum
21 Wilkes 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
22 Wilkesboro 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
23 Wilkesboro-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 Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Montfort Stokes House Upload image March 16, 1972
(#72001537)		August 24, 1973 SR 1144, W of SR 1143
Wilkesboro Destroyed by fire.[7]

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References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ Capt. Cleveland’s story told: New sign near log house dedicated Saturday, Wilkes Journal-Patriot, December 15, 2014
  7. ^ "Stokes, Montfort | NCpedia".
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