Warren County, North Carolina

Founding: 1779
Parent county: Bute

Namesake: Joseph Warren, Boston revolutionary leader
Seat: Warrenton (1779–)

Land area: 428 square miles

Population (2020): 18,642

Population (historic): 9,379 (1790); 11,877 (1830); 17,768 (1870); 19,151 (1900); 23,364 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1800; 1810–1880; 1900–1930; 1940s; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: Three towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 856 (7.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 26.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 23.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $539
Average outbuilding value (1930): $198
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,169
Average farm size (1920): 25.6 acres
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Warrenton

Namesake: Joseph Warren, Boston revolutionary leader

Founding: 1779 (platting); 1779 (incorporation); 1793 (post office)

Population (2020): 851

Population (historic): 1,242 (1850); 941 (1870); 740 (1890); 807 (1910); 1,072 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1890s; 1910–1950; 1980s; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 258 (40.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Shady Oaks / Robert Cheek Farm (c. 1815). 719 Baltimore Road. Federal.
2. Little Manor / Person–Little House (c. 1780/1804). Belle Shearin Road, south of O'Dell Road. Federal.
3. Dalkeith / John Burgess Farm (c. 1825). 312 Bethlehem Road. Federal.
4. Charles Skinner House (1840–1844). 140 Bill Skinner Road. Greek Revival.
5. Faulcon–Browne Farm (c. 1800/1855). 267 Jessie Shearin Road. Italianate.
6. William Hawkins Farm (c. 1855). 195 Joe Jones Road. Italianate.
7. Tusculum / Samuel Alston Farm (c. 1835). 195 Old Avenue Road. Federal.
8. John Watson Farm (c. 1815/1860). 128 Pet Burwell Road. Italianate.
9. Chapel of the Good Shepherd (1871). 1202 Ridgeway–Warrenton Road. Gothic Revival.
10. Elgin / Peter Mitchel Farm (c. 1835). 206 Shaver Road. Federal.
11. Cherry Hill / Marina Alston House (c. 1850). 2740 State Route 58. Italianate.
12. Buxton Place / John Williams Farm (c. 1857). 3200 State Route 58. Italianate.
13. Thomas Williams Office (c. 1885). 560 US Highway 1. Italianate.

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