Warren House and Warren's Store · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain2 of Woodlawn’s places are on the National Register
More historic than 54% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Woodlawn was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978.
About Woodlawn’s history
How historic is Woodlawn?
More historic than 54% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
What drives Woodlawn’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Woodlawn is more historic than 54% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
North Carolina towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical North Carolina town has 12.5 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Woodlawn’s 111 sits above most of its state (77% of North Carolina towns have fewer) while its 12 historic buildings outnumber those of 77% of U.S. towns.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
2 listings protect 12 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
All 2 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Woodlawn’s history
How does Woodlawn rank for history?
Woodlawn is more historic than 54% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Woodlawn?
Two places: the Woodlawn School (listed 1991) and the Charles F. and Howard Cates Farm (2001).
How old are the homes in Woodlawn?
4% of Woodlawn’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.9 points), against a typical 4.1% for a North Carolina town; the median home was built in 1978.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From the National Register of Historic Places (2) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.