Southeast

Lenoir

Caldwell County, NC

Population

18,301

Walk Score

76 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$656

Median home value

$145,200

Founded

1841

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Lenoir Downtown Historic District · listed 2007
  • Lenoir Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2013
  • Lenoir High School · listed 1990

Notable landmarks

  • Bernhardt, J.M., Planing Mill and Box Factory-Steele Cotton Mill · listed 2017
  • Caldwell County Courthouse · listed 1979
  • Carolina and Northwestern Railway Freight Station · listed 2019
  • Fort Defiance · listed 1970
  • Lenoir Cotton Mill-Blue Bell Inc. Plant · listed 2017
  • Lenoir Grammar School · listed 2006
  • Mary's Grove · listed 2001
  • Poe, Edgar Allan, House · listed 2001

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