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Old Neck National Register Rural Historic District

Dating to a 1663 land grant, the Old Neck Historic District is one of America's earliest English settlements. On your drive through the district, reflect on the open fields and historic architecture that recall an earlier time.

In 1672 George Fox, the founder of the Society of Friends or Quakers, traveled to this area and from his visit Perquimans County became the site of the beginning of organized religion in North Carolina.

The Old Neck District is primarily open farmland with five major plantation homes and seven smaller houses and farms. The five remaining antebellum homes in the district are:

  • Riverside, William Jones Plantation, circa 1815
  • Francis Nixon Plantation, circa 1815
  • Swampside, Fletcher-Skinner-Nixon House, built circa 1815
  • Cove Grove, Benjamin S. Skinner Plantation, built circa 1830
  • Elmwood, Thomas Nixon Plantation, built 1849

Old Neck's significance stems from the blending of the natural and historic rural landscape with the exceptional quality and range of the historic buildings within the agricultural environment. In Old Neck, the family ties established in the early nineteenth century extend to the present day with descendents of the original owners continuing to own the land.

Almost 350 years after first settlement, the Old Neck Historic District maintains its rich agricultural character and deep agrarian roots. Consider staying a spell in one of the antebellum homes, Fletcher-Skinner-Nixon House, built circa 1815, and today operated as the 1812-on-the-Perquimans Bed & Breakfast Inn.


March 05 - 28
PAL art show Theme - Young and Young at Heart
 
March 13
Hertford Fire Departments Bar-B-Que Chicken Supper
 
March 27
Rotary Pancake Breakfast at Holy Trinity
 
April 01
Bluegrass/Gospel Dinner Theatre at the Onley
 
April 02 - May 02
PAL Membership Show
 
April 03
Fifth annual BBQ Cook-off
 
April 09
PAL Membership Show Reception at gallery
 
April 09-11
Cycle North Carolina Spring Ride
 
April 16
Barbeque Chicken plates including deserts at Parksville Ruitan Bldg in Winfall.
 
April 23, 24
Perquimans Tour of Historic Homes
 
May 02
The Albemarle Chorale Annual Spring Concert
 
April 25
The Albemarle Chorale Annual Spring Concert
 
May 07 - 30
PAL Mixed Media/Collage show
 
May 14
Pig Out on the green on the Courthouse lawn
 
May 14 - 15
Chowan/Perquimans Relay for Life event
 
May 29
'Day in the Park' and 'Riverfest'
 
June 04 - 27
PAL Folk Art Show
 
June 09
Abraham Sanders Heritage Golf Classic
 
June 13
Summer Breeze Concert at Newbold- White House
 
June 14 - 18
'Sail into Summer' Day Camp
 
July 04
Fireworks at Missing Mill Park at dark.
 
July 11
Summer Breeze Concert II at Newbold-White House
 
August 08
Summer Breeze Concert III
 
September 11
29th Annual Indian Summer Street Festival
 
September 17
Hurrah Players at Perquimans County High School
 
September 25
Annual Jimmy Hunter ALS Walk
 
October 01
Thursday thru Saturday 7am - 9pm Wagon Trail Ride
 
October 09
Rotary Fall Concert at the Perquimans County High School
 
October 16
Biennial Gala Newbold-White House
 
October 22
Second Annual Antique Show & Sale sponsored by HHI, Inc.
 
November 20
Volunteer appreciation event at NBWH
 
December 02
Grand Illumination Downtown Historic Hertford
 
December 04
Annual Christmas Parade
 
December 05
The Albemarle Chorale Annual Christmas Concert
 
December 09
The Albemarle Chorale Annual Christmas Concert
 
December 17
Colonial Christmas Open House Newbold-White House
 


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