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Historic Mansions in Jacksonville, NC

Mansions, manors and estates near you, built by the families who ran the mills, the banks and the railroads.

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The Jacksonville, NC metro area has about 217,175 residents, ranking 221st in the country. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Jacksonville, NC and the source for each site.

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On the record near Jacksonville, NC

The 12 nearest

15 listed sites on the record match historic mansions within 200 miles of Jacksonville, NC, out of 12 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Harvey Mansion33 miles from the center of Jacksonville · Building · New Bern · listed 1971National Register of Historic Places
Bellamy Mansion, Slave Quarters46 miles from the center of Jacksonville · Building · Wilmington · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
North Carolina Executive Mansion98 miles from the center of Jacksonville · Building · Raleigh · listed 1970National Register of Historic Places
Villa Nova113 miles from the center of Jacksonville · Building · Laurinburg · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Biddle, Mary Duke, Estate119 miles from the center of Jacksonville · Building · Durham · listed 2013National Register of Historic Places
Mistletoe Villa121 miles from the center of Jacksonville · Building · Henderson · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
Pembroke Manor162 miles from the center of Jacksonville · Building · Virginia Beach (Independent City) · listed 1970National Register of Historic Places
Manor, The164 miles from the center of Jacksonville · Building · Bishopville · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
Folly Castle Historic District171 miles from the center of Jacksonville · District · Petersburg (Independent City) · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
Weston Manor177 miles from the center of Jacksonville · Building · Hopewell (Independent City) · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
Appomattox Manor177 miles from the center of Jacksonville · Building · Hopewell (Independent City) · listed 1969National Register of Historic Places
Mankin Mansion192 miles from the center of Jacksonville · Building · Richmond · listed 1993National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Jacksonville, NC. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Historic Mansions in Jacksonville, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
2
Sort by distance and pick the closest few
3
Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Jacksonville, NC ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Jacksonville, NC?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Jacksonville

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Jacksonville, NC the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Jacksonville, NC are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.