National Register of Historic Places listings in Dare County, North Carolina

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This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google 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 August 16, 2024.^[2]

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Ellsworth and Lovie Ballance House	Ellsworth and Lovie Ballance House	May 25, 2001 (#01000558)	E side M.V. Australia Ln., 0.1 miles S of Stowe Landing Rd. 35°13′21″N 75°41′13″W / 35.2225°N 75.686944°W / 35.2225; -75.686944	Hatteras
2	Bodie Island Lifesaving/Coast Guard Station	Bodie Island Lifesaving/Coast Guard Station More images	February 9, 1979 (#79000251)	S of Nags Head on NC 12 35°50′11″N 75°33′33″W / 35.836389°N 75.559167°W / 35.836389; -75.559167	Nags Head
3	Bodie Island Light Station	Bodie Island Light Station More images	July 4, 2003 (#03000607)	Off NC 12 35°49′12″N 75°33′49″W / 35.82°N 75.563611°W / 35.82; -75.563611 (Bodie Island Light Station)	Nags Head
4	C.S.S. CURLEW (side-wheel steamer)	C.S.S. CURLEW (side-wheel steamer)	August 24, 2018 (#100002802)	Address restricted^[6]	Manns Harbor
5	Caffeys Inlet Lifesaving Station	Upload image	January 30, 1978 (#78001942)	N of Duck on SR 1200 36°13′33″N 75°46′15″W / 36.225833°N 75.770833°W / 36.225833; -75.770833 (Caffeys Inlet Lifesaving Station)	Duck
6	Cape Hatteras Light Station	Cape Hatteras Light Station More images	March 29, 1978 (#78000266)	SE of Buxton off NC 12 in Cape Hatteras National Seashore 35°15′16″N 75°31′17″W / 35.254444°N 75.521389°W / 35.254444; -75.521389 (Cape Hatteras Light Station)	Buxton
7	Chicamacomico Life Saving Station	Chicamacomico Life Saving Station More images	December 12, 1976 (#76000164)	NC 12 and SR 1247 35°35′42″N 75°27′54″W / 35.595°N 75.465°W / 35.595; -75.465 (Chicamacomico Life Saving Station)	Rodanthe
8	George Washington Creef House	George Washington Creef House	August 12, 1982 (#82004798)	304 Budleigh St. 35°54′29″N 75°40′18″W / 35.908056°N 75.671667°W / 35.908056; -75.671667 (George Washington Creef House)	Manteo
9	John T. Daniels House	John T. Daniels House	May 1, 2003 (#03000339)	960 Burnside Rd. 35°54′25″N 75°41′00″W / 35.906944°N 75.683333°W / 35.906944; -75.683333 (John T. Daniels House)	Manteo
10	DIXIE ARROW (shipwreck and remains)	DIXIE ARROW (shipwreck and remains)	September 25, 2013 (#13000781)	Address restricted^[6] 34°55′00″N 75°02′00″W / 34.9167°N 75.0333°W / 34.9167; -75.0333	Ocracoke
11	E.M. CLARK (shipwreck and remains)	Upload image	September 25, 2013 (#13000780)	Address restricted^[6]	Cape Hatteras
12	EMPIRE GEM (shipwreck and remains)	Upload image	September 25, 2013 (#13000782)	Address restricted^[6]	Cape Hatteras
13	First Colony Inn	First Colony Inn	January 21, 1993 (#92001835)	6720 S. Virginia Dare Trail 35°55′06″N 75°36′13″W / 35.918333°N 75.603611°W / 35.918333; -75.603611 (First Colony Inn)	Nags Head
14	Fort Raleigh National Historic Site	Fort Raleigh National Historic Site More images	October 15, 1966 (#66000102)	4 miles N of Manteo on U.S. 158 35°56′19″N 75°42′36″W / 35.938611°N 75.71°W / 35.938611; -75.71	Manteo
15	Hatteras Weather Bureau Station	Hatteras Weather Bureau Station	February 17, 1978 (#78000268)	Off NC 12 35°13′12″N 75°41′26″W / 35.22°N 75.690556°W / 35.22; -75.690556 (Hatteras Weather Bureau Station)	Hatteras
16	Kitty Hawk Life-Saving Station	Kitty Hawk Life-Saving Station	October 11, 1984 (#84000073)	U.S. 158 36°04′02″N 75°41′28″W / 36.067222°N 75.691111°W / 36.067222; -75.691111 (Kitty Hawk Life-Saving Station)	Kitty Hawk
17	LANCING (shipwreck)	LANCING (shipwreck) More images	June 26, 2013 (#13000451)	Address restricted^[6]	Buxton
18	LIGHT VESSEL 71 (shipwreck)	LIGHT VESSEL 71 (shipwreck)	August 19, 2015 (#15000541)	Address restricted^[6]	Buxton
19	Markham-Albertson-Stinson Cottage	Markham-Albertson-Stinson Cottage	January 13, 2006 (#05001544)	4300 W. Soundside Rd. 35°56′46″N 75°37′46″W / 35.945975°N 75.629425°W / 35.945975; -75.629425 (Markham-Albertson-Stinson Cottage)	Nags Head	Destroyed by Hurricane Irene^[7]
20	Theodore S. Meekins House	Theodore S. Meekins House	December 17, 1982 (#82001295)	319 Sir Walter Raleigh St. 35°54′31″N 75°40′22″W / 35.908611°N 75.672778°W / 35.908611; -75.672778 (Theodore S. Meekins House)	Manteo
21	Mattie Midgett Store and House	Mattie Midgett Store and House	December 23, 2004 (#04001389)	4008 S. Virginia Dare Trail 35°57′23″N 75°37′28″W / 35.956389°N 75.624444°W / 35.956389; -75.624444 (Mattie Midgett Store and House)	Nags Head
22	Rasmus Midgett House	Rasmus Midgett House	October 21, 2009 (#09000847)	25438 NC Hwy 12 35°32′42″N 75°28′16″W / 35.545108°N 75.471094°W / 35.545108; -75.471094 (Rasmus Midgett House)	Waves
23	Nags Head Beach Cottages Historic District	Nags Head Beach Cottages Historic District	August 19, 1977 (#77000997)	U.S. 158 35°57′50″N 75°35′49″W / 35.963889°N 75.596944°W / 35.963889; -75.596944	Nags Head
24	Oregon Inlet Station	Oregon Inlet Station	December 23, 1975 (#75001253)	12 miles N of Rodanthe on Pea Island 35°46′06″N 75°31′28″W / 35.768333°N 75.524444°W / 35.768333; -75.524444 (Oregon Inlet Station)	Rodanthe
25	Salvo Post Office	Salvo Post Office	September 23, 1993 (#93000997)	NC 12 W side, 0.1 miles S of jct. with Park Rd. 35°32′24″N 75°28′27″W / 35.54°N 75.474167°W / 35.54; -75.474167 (Salvo Post Office)	Salvo
26	Sam's Diner	Sam's Diner	January 27, 1999 (#99000062)	2008 S. Virginia Dare Trail 35°59′46″N 75°38′50″W / 35.996111°N 75.647222°W / 35.996111; -75.647222 (Sam's Diner)	Kill Devil Hills
27	Sea Foam Motel	Sea Foam Motel	December 23, 2004 (#04001392)	7111 S. Virginia Dare Trail 35°54′37″N 75°35′47″W / 35.910278°N 75.596389°W / 35.910278; -75.596389 (Sea Foam Motel)	Nags Head
28	U-85 (submarine) shipwreck and remains	U-85 (submarine) shipwreck and remains More images	November 12, 2015 (#15000805)	Offshore 35°54′48″N 75°17′13″W / 35.913414°N 75.286946°W / 35.913414; -75.286946	Nags Head
29	U-576 and BLUEFIELDS (shipwrecks and remains)	U-576 and BLUEFIELDS (shipwrecks and remains)	December 8, 2015 (#15000864)	Address restricted^[6]	Hatteras
30	U-701 (submarine) shipwreck and remains	U-701 (submarine) shipwreck and remains More images	November 12, 2015 (#15000806)	Offshore 35°14′21″N 75°06′43″W / 35.239176°N 75.111842°W / 35.239176; -75.111842	Buxton
31	USS HURON	USS HURON More images	November 15, 1991 (#91001625)	Shipwreck off Nags Head ^{Coordinates missing}	Nags Head
32	USS MONITOR	USS MONITOR More images	October 11, 1974 (#74002299)	Shipwreck off Cape Hatteras ^{Coordinates missing}	Cape Hatteras
33	Wright Brothers National Memorial	Wright Brothers National Memorial More images	October 15, 1966 (#66000071)	U.S. 158 36°00′58″N 75°40′12″W / 36.016111°N 75.67°W / 36.016111; -75.67 (Wright Brothers National Memorial)	Kill Devil Hills

References

^ 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.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ 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.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
^ "Hurricane Irene - the Atlantic". The Atlantic.

[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 August 16, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] 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.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.

[refnums-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.

[ARCombinedNote-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.

[7] "Hurricane Irene - the Atlantic". The Atlantic.

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Towns	Duck Kill Devil Hills Kitty Hawk Manteo Nags Head Southern Shores	Dare County map
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