Murfreesboro Historic District

Murfreesboro Historic District is a national historic district located at Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina. The district encompasses nine contributing buildings in the oldest section of the city of Murfreesboro. The buildings include notable examples of Greek Revival style architecture. They are the William Rea Store (c. 1790); John Wheeler House (c. 1800) birthplace of John H. Wheeler (1806-1882) and later home of Congressman Jesse Johnson Yeates (1829-1892); Myrick House (c. 1810); Melrose (c. 1810) home of Congressman William H. Murfree (1781 – 1827); The Hertford Academy (c. 1810); Roberts-Vaughan House (c. 1810); Dr. Isaac Pipkin House (c. 1825); Rose Bower (c. 1830); and the Walter Reed House (c. 1845) childhood home of Walter Reed.^[2]

Murfreesboro Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Main Street commercial district
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Location	Roughly bounded by Broad, 4th, Vance, and Winder Sts., Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°26′34″N 76°06′03″W
Area	100 acres (40 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	71000593[1]
Added to NRHP	August 26, 1971

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. John B. Wells, III (November 1970). "Murfreesboro Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.