Military (former) Housing – Scotland Neck NC

City:
Scotland Neck, NC

Site Type:
Military and Public Safety

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Description

The Scotland Neck Historic District contains multiple buildings constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).

“In the Clarksville area, on the east side of Main Street in the 1700 block, a one-story, elongated brick multiple housing unit (#124) was constructed by the WPA in 1943. Set on several acres, the buildings originally housed military personnel during World War II. Near the end of the war, it was utilized as a prisoner-of-war camp. After the war, the building was converted to apartments.”

Source notes

https://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/nr/HX1648.pdf

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 3, 2016.

Location Info


1705 Main St.
Scotland Neck, NC 27874

Coordinates: 36.134059, -77.422315

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