Winfall National Register Historic District

Folklore has it that the first building built in the town today known as Winfall fell over during a windstorm and that event changed the name of the community "Red House Fork" to Windfall, soon dropping the "D" and becoming Winfall. Winfall is found at a junction where roads from Hertford and Parkville meet the road from Woodville to Belvidere. A highlight of the historic community is Winfall Landing Park featuring a waterfront boardwalk and picnic and playground area.

Winfall was the busiest cross roads in Perquimans County before the bridge crossed the Perquimans River. Winfall was the commercial center for people on the north side of the river. Even before the Civil War, the community had developed as a commercial area. In 1873 a post office was established for Winfall with Josiah H. White as its postmaster.

A highlight of the Winfall Historic District is the Winfall Post Office, built in the 1890s and known as "Big Store. This former general store contains sawn work features and appears much as it originally did and provides a picturesque focal point to this crossroads community.

On March 7, 1887 Winfall was incorporated as a town. A.S. Jordan was appointed as the first Mayor and serving on the town Council were Josiah H. White, Watson Winslow, and R.H. Kirby. The original boundaries of Winfall were the perimeter of a circle of 1/4 mile radius having for its center the intersection of the Norfolk Southern Railroad and the county road. At the center of this town stood the train station

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