North Carolina Museum of History

The North Carolina Museum of History is a history museum located in downtown . It is an affiliate through the Smithsonian Affiliations program.
ncmuseumofhistory.org
+1 919 807 7900
Wikipedia
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  • Opening hours: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: state museum focused on the history of North Carolina, located in Raleigh
  • Address: 5 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27601

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina State Capitol.

Museum
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The is a natural history museum in . The museum is the oldest in the state, and the largest natural history museum in the Southeastern United States.

Public building
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The is the former seat of the legislature of the U.S. state of which housed all of the state's government until 1888. is situated 560 feet south of North Carolina Museum of History.

Public building
Photo: State Archives of North Carolina, No restrictions.
The was opened in 1963 and is the current meeting place of the North Carolina General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of . is situated 510 feet north of North Carolina Museum of History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Historic Oakwood and Boylan Heights.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in downtown , , on the National Register of Historic Places, that is known for its Cemetery and many Victorian and Second Empire houses.

Neighborhood
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is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown . Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city.

Neighborhood
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is a historic home and garden located at Oberlin Village in . The main house is a modest 19th century turreted late Victorian period frame cottage, with a Colonial Revival style studio wing and kitchen and dining porch added in 1937.

North Carolina Museum of History

Latitude
35.78186° or 35° 46′ 55″ north
Longitude
-78.6385° or 78° 38′ 19″ west
Open location code
8773Q9J6+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 197533234
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q7054557
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Vietnamese—“North Carolina Museum of History” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “የሰሜን ካሮላይና የታሪክ ሙዚየም”
  • Arabic: “متحف كارولينا الشمالية للتاريخ”
  • Chinese: “北卡羅來納歷史博物館因”
  • Hindi: “उत्तरी कैरोलिना इतिहास संग्रहालय”
  • Japanese: “ノースカロライナ歴史博物館”
  • Khmer: “សារមន្ទីរប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ North Carolina”
  • Lao: “ພິພິທະພັນປະຫວັດສາດຂອງ North Carolina”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Historii Karoliny Północnej”
  • Portuguese: “Museu de História da Carolina do Norte”
  • Russian: “Музей истории Северной Каролины”
  • Serbian: “Историјски музеј Северне Каролине”
  • Somali: “Matxafka Taariikhda Waqooyiga Carolina”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Historia de Carolina del Norte”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์ประวัติศาสตร์นอร์ทแคโรไลนา”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Lịch sử Bắc Carolina”
  • “North Carolina Museum of History”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include North Carolina Labor Building and Christ Episcopal Church.

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