William Rea Store

William Rea Store
White and Britton Store, HABS photo, July 1940
Location E. Williams St., Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°26′38″N 77°5′54″W / 36.44389°N 77.09833°WCoordinates: 36°26′38″N 77°5′54″W / 36.44389°N 77.09833°W
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1790
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 70000457[1]
Added to NRHP September 15, 1970

William Rea Store is a historic commercial building located in the Murfreesboro Historic District at Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built about 1790, and is a two-story, three bay, brick building with a one-story, three bay wing. It is one of the oldest commercial buildings in North Carolina. It was built by William Rea, a wealthy Boston merchant.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. John B. Wells, III, and Sherry I. Penney (June 1970). "William Rea Store" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.