Want to see what historic properties are located near you? Check out this very cool map produced by the State of North Carolina’s State Historic Preservation Office:
You can zoom to street level detail to see if there is anything near you. I did it for my parents’ house in Davie County–and found out that a seemingly dilapidated house on their road has actually been identified as a historic structure.
For more information on the map, see the following article from Directions Magazine:
State Historic Preservation Office launches Web site with virtual view of historic landmarks