A History of Winton

Winton, NC was incorporated in 1768

During the Civil War, the town of Winton was destroyed by Union forces who entered the town and burned nearly every building. After the war, residents slowly returned to the town to rebuild. The earliest buildings in the Winton Historic District, therefore, reflect the Italianate, Queen Anne, and Gothic Revival styles of the mid-to-late nineteenth century. As the town came into a prosperous era in the early twentieth century, the Colonial Revival and Craftsman styles dominated. Although the population of Winton did not grow significantly in the mid-twentieth century, new buildings were constructed on vacant lots and to replace older buildings. These buildings were constructed in popular mid-century styles, including Minimal Traditional, Modernist, and Ranch. Click on each house below to find out more!

• 1863 Valentine-Brett House (706 North Main Street)

• 1890 Dr. Starkey S. Daniel House (800 North Main Street)

• 1897 Northcott-Ward House (803 North Main Street)

• 1899 Gray Gables (400 North Main Street)

• 1899 Carter-Hall Store and Beauty Parlor (106-108 North Main Street)

• 1900 Commercial Building (507 North Main Street)

• 1913 Merchants and Farmers Bank (505 North Main Street)

• 1915 Taylor Building (404 North Main Street)

• 1915 W. Henry and Lettie Clark House (304 North Main Street)

• 1926 C.S. Brown School Auditorium (102 C.S. Brown School Drive)

• 1950-51 Hertford County Office Building

• 1951 Carter W. and Gladys Brown Jones House (802 North King Street)

• 1968 W.E. and Sue Thelma Jones Hall House (300 South Main Street)

• For a complete listing of buildings in the Historic District go to files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/HF1183.pdf

Winton, NC Historic Timeline

Click on each picture below to visit the page on each era in our history!