Hours and Location:
Historic Edenton Visitor Center
108 N. Broad St.
Edenton, N.C. 27932
Hours
Tuesday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Guided Tours: Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Closed Sunday, Monday, and designated state holidays (link to state holidays)
Visitor Center admission – free
Guided tour fees
- Children (0-2): free
- Youth (3-17): $1.50
- Adults (18-64): $2.00
- Senior (65+), Military: $1.50
Guided Tours of Historic Sites
1767 Chowan County Courthouse, 117 E. King Street, Edenton
Tickets may be purchased in the Courthouse
1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse, 7 Dock Street, Edenton
Tickets may be purchased in the Lighthouse
The James Iredell House,* 107 E. Church Street, Edenton
Tickets may be purchased in the Visitor Center
Harriet Jacobs Tours
By reservation only
We ask that groups over 8 people make reservations in advance for all tours by calling 252-482-2637 or emailing edenton@ncdcr.gov.
Facilities and Handicapped Accessibility
Visitor Center
The visitor center, located in the Ziegler House (1892), features town and local information, exhibits, and public bathrooms. Handicapped accessible.
The James Iredell House
The historic site includes the furnished James Iredell House (1800/1827), an eighteenth-century necessary, a one-room building (1756), a nineteenth-century carriage house, a one-room schoolhouse (ca. 1828), and a dairy, kitchen, and smokehouse (ca. 1828). The schoolhouse, smokehouse, kitchen, and dairy were moved to the site from the plantation home of novelist Inglis Fletcher, Bandon. Tour lasts appx. 30 minutes and has stairs at both entrances. The grounds are open for self-guided touring. The home is not handicapped accessible.
The 1767 Chowan County Courthouse
This tour provides access to the downstairs colonial-style courtroom and upstairs ballroom/meeting area. Tour lasts appx. 20 minutes. Both levels are handicapped accessible.
Also available for wedding/event rentals.
The 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse
This tour provides access to the deck of the lighthouse, the downstairs and upstairs living quarters, and access to the third floor cupola. Tour lasts appx. 20 minutes. The deck and the first floor are handicapped accessible.
Also available for wedding/event rentals.
Picnic Facilities
Picnic facilities are available on the Edenton waterfront.
For group tours, rentals, or general information email:
edenton@ncdcr.gov or call 252-482-2637