Tyrrell County · Columbia Historic District

Historic Homes
in Columbia & Tyrrell County

Houses in Columbia and Tyrrell County built in 1960 or earlier — the lumber-boom Victorians on Main and Broad, the porch-wrapped frame houses that followed them, and the Craftsman and Colonial Revival stock that closed the era out. This is a small county and an honestly small list. Year built reflects the MLS <code>YearBuilt</code> field, which comes from tax-assessor records: round numbers like 1900 and 1920 are often placeholders rather than researched dates, and a renovation can leave a house's effective age far newer than its year.

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2
Oldest on the market
1920
  • What counts as historic here: the Columbia Historic District was listed on the National Register on March 17, 1994, and its contributing stock runs roughly 1880 to 1944. This page uses a wider 1960 line so the post-war tail and the houses outside the district lines are not left out.
  • Listed is not the same as contributing: a district contains contributing and non-contributing buildings, and only contributing ones are certified historic structures. That determination is parcel-by-parcel and belongs to the NC State Historic Preservation Office — see the tax-credit page before you underwrite a purchase around it.
  • Old houses in wet country: basements are almost nonexistent here because of the water table, and an 1890s frame house carries sill, pier and moisture questions a 1990s house does not — see the water-tables chapter.
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North Carolina rehabilitation tax credit

A 15% state credit on the rehab, if the house qualifies

North Carolina's Article 3L credits are real money on an old house: 15% back on rehabilitation expenses for a home you live in, capped at $22,500 per parcel, with a minimum spend over $10,000. Rent it out or run a business in it instead and you are looking at the federal 20% credit plus a tiered state credit — and Tyrrell's Tier 1 status adds a further 5% development-tier bonus on income-producing projects.

The catch is eligibility, not arithmetic. The building has to be a certified historic structure: individually listed, or contributing within the Columbia Historic District. Article 3L also sunsets for expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2030.

How the credits work →

Informational only, not tax advice. Percentages, caps and the sunset are governed by NC G.S. Chapter 105, Article 3L and are subject to change; confirm contributing status and any credit figure with SHPO or the NC Department of Revenue.

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