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What to See in Selma - Top Sights and Attractions

Discover 5 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Selma (United States). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: The Rudy Theatre Home of the American Music Jubilee, William E. Smith House, and Nowell-Mayerburg-Oliver House. Also, be sure to include Noah Edward Edgerton House in your itinerary.

Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Selma (North Carolina).

The Rudy Theatre Home of the American Music Jubilee

The Rudy Theatre Home of the American Music Jubilee
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Concerts and shows, Theater

Address: 300 N Raiford St, 27576-2837 Selma

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William E. Smith House

William E. Smith House
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William E. Smith House, also known as The French Country Inn, is a historic home located at Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina. It was built about 1900 and enlarged to its present size about 1912, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style frame dwelling. The front facade features an imposing pedimented portico supported by giant Ionic order columns.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is located in the West Selma Historic District.[1]

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Nowell-Mayerburg-Oliver House

Nowell-Mayerburg-Oliver House
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Nowell-Mayerburg-Oliver House is a historic home located at Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina. It was built about 1912, and is a two-story, 2 1/2-bay, square, Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It features gabled projecting bays, a three-story octagonal stair tower, second story Palladian window, and a wrap-around porch with elegant Ionic order columns. Also on the property are the contributing garage and a small bungalow style summer house.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is located in the West Selma Historic District.[2]

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Noah Edward Edgerton House

Noah Edward Edgerton House
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Noah Edward Edgerton House is a historic home located at Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina. It was built in 1896, and is a two-story, three bay, Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It features a three-story corner turret, asymmetrical massing, and an ornate, one-story wraparound porch.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[3]

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West Selma Historic District

West Selma Historic District
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West Selma Historic District is a national historic district located at Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina. It encompasses 217 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structures in predominantly residential section of Selma. It includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Gothic Revival, Moderne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture and buildings dating from about 1880 to 1961. Located in the district is the separately listed Nowell-Mayerburg-Oliver House and William E. Smith House. Other notable buildings include the Edgerton Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, Abdalla House, Dr. Joshua W. Vick House, Stella and William H. Etheridge House, Dr. R. Marvin Blackmon House, Samuel P. Wood House, Janie and C. E. Kornegay House, Selma Presbyterian Church, St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church/Vernon Wiggs House, and Pepsi Bottling Company.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[4]

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