Beaufort Historic District, Beaufort

Name: Beaufort Historic District
Address: Beaufort, United States

#5 among attractions in Beaufort

Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture

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Beaufort Historic District is a national historic district located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It encompasses 16 contributing buildings in the oldest section of the town of Beaufort. The buildings include notable examples of Queen Anne and Greek Revival, and Gothic Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Gibbs House, Jacob Henry House, and Old Burying Ground. ()

Built: 1710 (314 years ago)Coordinates: 34°42'46"N, 76°40'8"W

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Beaufort United States

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Beaufort Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: North Carolina Maritime Museum, Old Burying Ground, Fort Macon State Park, Beaufort Yacht Basin.

~1980 ftNE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort
10 min walk • The North Carolina Maritime Museum is a system of regional museums within the North Carolina Museum of History, which in turn part of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
0.5 miNE
Cemetery
Old Burying Ground, Beaufort
13 min walk • Old Burying Ground is a historic cemetery located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was established in 1724. There are approximately 200 stones from the pre-American Civil War era, approximately 45 from the war period, about 150 from 1865 to 1900, and a few 20th-century markers.
1.6 miSW
Park
Fort Macon State Park, Morehead City
41 min walk • Fort Macon State Park is a North Carolina state park in Carteret County, North Carolina, in the United States. Located on Bogue Banks near Atlantic Beach, the park opened in 1936.
0.7 miN
34°43'20"N • 76°39'53"W
Beaufort Yacht Basin, Beaufort
18 min walk • Sailing, Marina
1.6 miSW
Reportedly haunted, Ship
Queen Anne's Revenge, Fort Macon State Park
42 min walk • Queen Anne's Revenge was an early-18th-century ship, most famously used as a flagship by Edward Teach, better known by his nickname Blackbeard.
1.3 miSW
34°41'46"N • 76°40'44"W
Friends of Fort Macon, Fort Macon State Park
33 min walk • Regional park, Historical place, Beach
0.5 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Gibbs House, Beaufort
14 min walk • Gibbs House is a historic home located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was built about 1851, and is a two-story, five bay by four bay, nearly square Greek Revival style dwelling. It features a two-tier porch with four paneled posts.
~1850 ftN
Greek Revival architecture
Jacob Henry House, Beaufort
9 min walk • Jacob Henry House is a historic home located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was built about 1794, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, four bay by four bay, Federal style frame dwelling.

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Which popular attractions are close to Beaufort Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Jacob Henry House, Beaufort (9 min walk), North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort (10 min walk), Old Burying Ground, Beaufort (13 min walk), Gibbs House, Beaufort (14 min walk).