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Macclesfield was started between 1900 and 1901 when the Tarboro, North Carolina businessman, Henry Clark Bridgers founded The Macclesfield Company. The Macclesfield Company bought land surrounding the tracks of East Carolina Railway in what is now Macclesfield and built warehouses and other buildings.

Bracebridge Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, with a boundary increase in 2005.

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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Macclesfield is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Macclesfield has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Webb-Barron-Wells House in Macclesfield, 3.7 miles away.

Macclesfield and the nearest listed places

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Webb-Barron-Wells HouseVinedaleFountain Historic DistrictUpper Town Creek Rural Historic DistrictJoseph John Pender HouseBracebridge Hall (Boundary Increase)

Closest to Macclesfield

Webb-Barron-Wells HouseMacclesfield · Built 18203.7miVinedalePinetops · Building4.1miFountain Historic DistrictFountain · District5.7miUpper Town Creek Rural Historic DistrictElm City · District5.9miJoseph John Pender HouseElm City · Built 18406mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Webb-Barron-Wells House’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

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