Old Wilson Neighbors Association

03/18/2025

Zebulon Historic Home Tours April 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Take a walk through history this Spring, as six locations in Zebulon in our Zebulon Historic District, open their doors to visitors with the return of the Zebulon Historic Homes Tour April 12, 2025. To buy a ticket, or our Value Block of 8 tickets, click here: https://secure.givelively.org/event/preservation-zebulon-inc/zebulon-historic-homes-tour-2025
To avoid online processing service fees, you may instead mail a check to: Preservation Zebulon, 214 E. Horton St., Zebulon, NC 27597. For questions or issues with your ticket purchase, call: 919-741-2317.
Tour tickets are $30 each, or a group block of 8 tickets for $200. The education event at Zebulon Town Hall is free to the public.
Experience North Carolina small-town charm right in the middle of Downtown Zebulon, NC, where the arrival of the railroad in the early 20th century transformed two farms into “The Town of Friendly People.” The Zebulon Historic District contains 316 contributing structures throughout 166 acres and includes homes that date from the early 1900s to the 1970s. Efforts continue to preserve the Victorian, Queen Anne, and Craftsman architectural styles of these homes from a century ago and serve as a prelude to the beauty and attention to detail given to their unique interiors.
Your opportunity to tour the interior of some of these homes happens again this April 12, 2025 during the Zebulon Historic Homes Tour. Homes are staffed with docents to enlighten you on the rich history of each property. Attendees must pick up their registration packets, which include a map of tour sites, at the Zebulon Town Hall. Tour the properties at your own pace in any order.
In addition, we offer a stop to give you a glimpse of education before 1970 at the Zebulon Town Hall site. Friends of Wakelon and Friends of Shepard School Road will both share displays about the history of education before desegregation at the Zebulon Town Hall, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and was the site of Wakelon school from 1909 - 1970. This stop is free to the public.

Zebulon is a short drive from Raleigh, Wake Forest, Rocky Mount, Wilson, or Selma.

09/24/2024

Not going to be in town for the election or just don't want to stand in line to vote or know someone who has problems getting to their polling place? Here is the link for absentee voting.

09/20/2023

04/26/2023

It's happening April 29th from 10AM-4PM. Get your tickets now at https://preservationzebulon.org/historic-homes-tour-2023/

02/08/2023

The Wilson Police Department will be hosting a Chat with Commanders meeting every Tuesday during the month of March from 6pm to 7:30pm. Each day, senior members of the Police Department will discuss concerns throughout each of Wilson’s four districts and answer any questions citizens may have. We encourage all citizens to come and share your questions and concerns so we can better serve the City of Wilson. Please refer to the attached map to determine what district your residence falls under.

March 7th – North District
March 14th – Central District
March 21st – West District
March 28th – South District

https://www.wilsonnc.org/residents/city-services/all-departments/police/police-districts

11/15/2022

Want to give your input to Wilson's future?

Wilson residents will soon have an opportunity to shape Wilson’s future. Three public input sessions are scheduled to solicit ideas for the development of the 2043 Comprehensive Plan. All Wilson residents are invited to attend one of the interactive sessions to provide feedback and ideas for Wilso...

09/03/2022

A very interesting article

Old Wilson Historic District, National Register, Wilson City, Wilson County, Wilson, NC, 27893

09/03/2022

Wondering what is going on at the old gas station at 217 Raleigh Rd? They are opening a restauarant or bar or combination (unkown) called The Cavalier. I am not sure what their full plans are but I do know its name so far. I find it funny as this is not the Cavalier neighborhood. It is the Broad- Kenan neighborhood with that specific area being called Residence Park.

08/26/2022

Old Wilson Neighbors Association is planning on meeting in September to start planning the 2022 Historic Holiday Home Tour.