Creswell’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Creswell. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Creswell was incorporated in 1874, and named for John Angel James Creswell, the United States Postmaster General at that time. The structures in downtown Creswell are some of North Carolina's best remaining examples of downtown architecture from the late 19th century.
The Belgrade and St. David's Church, Creswell Historic District, Davenport House, and Somerset Place State Historic Site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Start Creswell’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Creswell’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewHistoric American Buildings Surve…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Creswell
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Creswell, decade by decade
2000
1 historic place in Creswell
Creswell has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 78 historic buildings, because Creswell Historic District alone counts 78.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Historic American Buildings Survey, Thomas T. Waterman, Photographer July, 1940 GENERAL VIEW. - Somerset Place, Lake Ph… and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.