Murfreesboro Historic District


Murfreesboro Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic 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 / 36.44278°N 76.10083°W / 36.44278; -76.10083Coordinates: 36°26′34″N 76°06′03″W / 36.44278°N 76.10083°W / 36.44278; -76.10083
Area	100 acres (40 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	71000593
Added to NRHP	August 26, 1971

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.