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This is a subpage of Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/NRIS information issues, split out because that page is too large. See that page for an explanation of how this page works.

Omissions and exclusions[edit]

  • In Mecklenburg County, Elizabeth Lawrence House and Garden in Charlotte is included in the September 22, 2006 weekly list of actions[1] and is also listed on the North Carolina Historic Preservation Office website[2]. It does not come up using the online NRIS search application. --sanfranman59 (talk) 06:57, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ellicott Rock, which marks and spans the border of South Carolina and North Carolina, appears in the SC listings but not in the NC listings. Like other boundary stones, it should be in both jurisdictions, i think. doncram (talk) 01:07, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Property names[edit]

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  • James Mangum House is listed in Creedmore, NC. The name of the town should be spelled Creedmoor. --sanfranman59 (talk) 05:14, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wachovia Bank and Trust Company Building, 8 W. 3rd St., Winston-Salem, NC. Wachovia is misspelled in the NRIS as Washovia. --sanfranman59 (talk) 04:26, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Back Creek Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, Mt. Ulla, NC. Cemetery is spelled "Cemeterey" in the NRIS. --sanfranman59 (talk) 06:27, 4 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Whitehead-Fogleman Farm, Crutchfield Crossroads, NC. The name of the town is misspelled as Crutchfeild Crossroads in the NRIS. --sanfranman59 (talk) 02:55, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Kehukee Primitive Baptist Church, Scotland Neck, NC. Primitive is spelled "Primative" in the NRIS. --sanfranman59 (talk) 02:27, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pine State Creamery, (former) is mislabeled in the NRIS as Pine Street Creamery, (Former). --Displaced Raleighite (talk)
Nice catch, DR! The NRIS listing is for "Pine Street Creamery, (Former)", listed December 1, 1997, location 414 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, North Carolina. It should indeed be "State" not "Street" in the name. The place is also a Raleigh Historic Landmark, as shown here. doncram (talk) 19:25, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

County location issues[edit]

  • Massey Hill High School in Fayetteville is listed in the NRIS as in Wake County. Fayetteville and the address of the school are clearly in Cumberland County (which does not border Wake County). --sanfranman59 (talk) 03:18, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Saint Agnes Church, 27 Franklin St., Franklin, North Carolina: Listed in the NRIS as in Caswell County. Per the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, it's in Macon County[4]. Also, according to the USGS GNIS database, there is no populated place named Franklin in Caswell County. --sanfranman59 (talk) 04:57, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Dallas Graded and High School, 300 W. Church St., Dallas, NC: Listed in the NRIS as in Duplin County. The address is in Gaston County and nowhere near Duplin County. Also, according to the USGS GNIS database, the only populated place named Dallas in North Carolina is in Gaston County. --sanfranman59 (talk) 20:45, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Leak-Chaffin-Browder House, NC 8, 0.1 mi. S of jct. with NC 1941 and St. Philip's Episcopal Church, NC 65 and 8 and SR 1957 are incorrectly listed in the NRIS as in Germantown. Per the NC HPO website, they're in Germanton.[5] Germantown is in Hyde County in eastern NC. Germanton is in Stokes County in north-central NC.

Town name issues[edit]

  • Foscue and Simmons Plantations, listed October 07, 1998, on US 17, from Trent R. and Banks Rd., Pollocksbille. Town name should be Pollocksville. Lvklock (talk) 21:00, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District, listed August 28, 2003, roughly bounded by Oak Ave., Locust St., Topaz St., and NC 226, Spruce Pines. The town name should be Spruce Pine, singular. Lvklock (talk) 21:37, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speight-Bynum House, March 12, 1992, NC 1231 W side, 0.4 mi. N of jct. with NC 1232, Walstonsburg. Town name should be Walstonburg. No "s" after the "n". Lvklock (talk) 02:26, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Robert Lafayette Cooper House, 109 Campbell St., Murphy, NC. Town name is NRIS database is misspelled as Murphey. Murphey, NC is an unincorporated community in Duplin County in a completely different part of the state. --sanfranman59 (talk) 20:16, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Roanoke Rapids Historic District, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina is listed in the NRIS as in Roanoke, NC. There is no such town. It should be Roanoke Rapids. --sanfranman59 (talk) 02:38, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Mulberry Grove, Ahoskie, NC is listed in the NRIS as in "Ashoskie" and the location is listed as "SW of Ashoskie". The name of the town is spelled Ahoskie. --sanfranman59 (talk) 00:11, 3 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Liberia School, 4.5 mi. S of Warrenton, Sw side of NC 58, Warrenton, NC is listed in the NRIS as in "Wareenton". It should be Warrenton. --sanfranman59 (talk) 01:06, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oteen Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District is listed as being in "Ashville", North Carolina. It is located in Asheville, North Carolina, with an "E". Another NRHP-listed place, the "Biltmore-Oteen Bank Building" is listed as being in Asheville. Need for correction implied from an edit by Orlady on a disambiguation page that i created and is on my watchlist. --doncram (talk) 19:49, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Demolished or damaged but still listed[edit]

--sanfranman59 (talk) 19:43, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • The following structures burned according to the the state Historic Preservation Office website (current condition not indicated):
    • Durham Hosiery Mills No. 2, 504 E. Pettigrew St., Durham: Burned 1985/Deteriorated
    • Mount Prospect, Jct. of SR 1409 and SR 1428, Leggett: Burned
    • David Jenkins House, 1017 Church St., Gastonia: Burned July 1987
    • Joyner Building, Western Carolina University Campus, Cullowhee: Burned
    • Shuping's Mill Complex, S of Faith on NC 152, Faith: Burned
    • Pope House, SR 1146 N of SR 1145, Clinton: Burned
--sanfranman59 (talk) 19:43, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Street address issues[edit]

  • Cannady-Brogden Farm address in NRIS is 15260 Brodgen Rd., Creedmoor, NC. It should be Brogden Rd. --sanfranman59 (talk) 05:24, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • City Cemetery in Raleigh, NC: Address listed as 17 S. E. St. There doesn't appear to be a "S. E. St." in Raleigh. Several web sites have the address as 500 E. Hargett St. --sanfranman59 (talk) 05:52, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Planters Building in Lumberton, North Carolina, is listed on the nominating form as "312 N. Chestnut Street". When the building was photographed in December 2014, the address over the front door was "308": see photo. — Ammodramus (talk) 03:18, 26 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Architect, builder, engineer issues[edit]

  • "Northrup & O'Brien" is incorrectly listed in NRIS version 2010a as architects for two places. The correct spelling is Northup & O'Brien. See Heather Fearnbach (2010). "Northup & O'Brien". North Carolina State University Libraries..
Note there are several NRHP places with the correct "Northup" spelling. --Doncram (talk) 16:06, 3 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Other issues besides coordinates[edit]

Coordinates issues[edit]

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