List of the oldest buildings in North Carolina


This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of North Carolina in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in North Carolina and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier.
To be listed here a site must:
BuildingImageLocationFirst BuiltUseNotes
Lane House Edenton1718–19HouseOldest house in North Carolina identified by dendrochronology; One-and-a-half stories; located in the Edenton National Register Historic District; Owned by Steve and Linda Lane.
Sloop PointPender County1726HouseResembles Caribbean architecture
Newbold-White HouseHertford1730HouseOldest brick house in North Carolina.National Register of Historic Places, 1971.
Myers-White HouseHertford1730HouseNational Register of Historic Places, 1971.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church Bath1734ReligiousOldest surviving church building in North Carolina.
Orton Plantation Main HouseWinnabow1735House
St. Paul's Episcopal Church and ChurchyardEdenton1736ChurchNational Register of Historic Places, 1975.
Mitchell-Anderson HouseWilmingtonca. 1740HouseOne of the oldest houses in Wilmington.
Woodleys ManorPasquotank Countyca. 1740HouseOldest house in Pasquotank County, oldest side-hall plan in North Carolina, and earliest known Carolina plan.
Palmer-Marsh HouseBath1744HouseNational Historic Landmark.
MilfordCamden County1746HouseOldest two-story brick house in North Carolina. National Register of Historic Places, 1972.
Old Brick HousePasquotank Countyca. 1750HouseNational Register of Historic Places, 1972.
Hammock HouseBeaufortca. 1700–1750HousePurportedly oldest house in Beaufort, NC, also known as "Blackbeard's House," some sources claim it was built between 1700–1709, based upon a carved timber in the house.
Dr. Robertson HouseAlamance Countyca. 1750HouseAlamance County Architectural Inventory, 2014.
Cupola HouseEdenton1758HouseNational Register of Historic Places, 1970.
The Owens HouseHalifax1760HouseEntered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, this gambrel-roofed home of a merchant was built about 1760. It was named for George Owens and is the oldest structure of the Historic Halifax State Historic Site.
Joel Lane HouseRaleighca. 1760–1770HouseOldest house in Raleigh
DuBoise-Boatwright HouseWilmington1765HouseOne of the oldest houses in Wilmington.
Michael Braun HouseGranite Quarry1766HouseAlso called Old Stone House. Oldest building in Rowan County.
Chowan County CourthouseEdenton1767CourthouseOldest courthouse in North Carolina. National Register of Historic Places, 1970.
St. Philip's Church RuinsBrunswick Town1768Church
Single Brothers' HouseWinston-Salem1769HousePart of Moravian settlement.
Burgwin-Wright HouseWilmington1770HouseOne of the oldest houses in Wilmington.
Hugh Torrance House and StoreHuntersvilleca. 1770Store and HouseThe oldest standing store in North Carolina, and oldest surviving structures in Mecklenburg County.
Patrick Gordon House
New Bern1771HouseNational Register, Oldest substantially unaltered house in New Bern.
House in the HorseshoeCarthage1772HouseHistoric battle site between American Revolution loyalists and patriots.
Nash-Hooper HouseHillsborough1772HouseNational Historic Landmark, home to signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
Hezekiah Alexander HouseCharlotte1774HouseOldest building in Charlotte. Part of the National Register of Historic Places
Robert Cleveland Log HouseWilkesboro1780HouseOldest house in Wilkes County.
Alexander Long plantation houseNorth of Spencer, North Carolina1783HouseOldest inhabited home in Rowan County
Salem TavernWinston-Salem1784TavernThe Tavern was the lodgings for George Washington for two nights during his Southern Tour in 1791.
Cool Spring PlaceFayetteville1788TavernOldest building in Fayetteville.
St. Philips Moravian ChurchWinston-Salem1861ChurchOldest African American Church building in North Carolina.
Temple of Israel Wilmington1876SynagogueOldest Jewish synagogue in North Carolina.