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Plymouth Historic District is a national historic district located in Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 258 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Plymouth [citation needed].
Plymouth was established in 1787 by Arthur Rhodes on 100 acres (0.40 km 2) of his Brick House plantation he subdivided into 172 lots. Note that "Brickhouse" is a common local patronym. In 1790, the North Carolina General Assembly named Plymouth a "port of delivery" and in 1808 it was named a "port of entry".
Map of Plymouth Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program.. In a combined operation with the ironclad ram CSS Albemarle, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hoke, attacked the Federal garrison at Plymouth, North Carolina, on April 17.
The Pungo Unit of the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in the southern part of the county is said to have the best public black bear viewing in North Carolina. This part of the state is known for having the world's largest black bears and highest black bear densities [ 5 ] The award-winning NC Black Bear Festival takes place in Plymouth ...
Washington County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina. It was designed by the architectural firm of Benton & Benton and built in 1918–1919. It is a three-story, Classical Revival-style brick building with heavy stone trim. The front facade features a monumental tetrastyle Ionic order portico.
Garrett's Island House is a historic home located near Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina. It was built about 1760, and is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, Georgian / Federal style frame dwelling with a gambrel roof. It has a shed roofed front porch and double-shouldered exterior brick chimney.
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Latham House is a historic home located at Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling on a high basement. It has a cross-gable roof, hip roofed wraparound porch, and is sheathed in weatherboard.