Our story
Where History Finds Its New Beginning
Riverside on Main brings new life to the Edgecombe County Home, a 1937 Colonial Revival campus on North Main Street. The County Home once cared for Edgecombe’s elderly and residents in need, and its neighboring sanitarium treated patients with tuberculosis.
Timeline
1937
The Edgecombe County Home and its tuberculosis sanitarium open in December, designed in the Colonial Revival style by architect Eric G. Flannagan.
1953–1976
The campus grows into a hub for county services, adding a public health center in 1953, rest homes in 1955, a mental health clinic in 1973, and Social Services offices in 1976.
2012
County offices move out, and the buildings sit largely vacant, reopening briefly in 2016 to serve the community after Hurricane Matthew.
2025
Hykal Homes begins restoring the campus as Riverside on Main.
2026
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Edgecombe County Home Historic District on September 8, 2026.
“Honoring Tarboro’s past, we’re reimagining 3003 N Main Street for the future — transforming historic spaces into modern living.”
Riverside on Main
Then & Now
Recognition
National Register of Historic Places
Edgecombe County Home Historic District, listed September 8, 2026
Become Part of the Story
Be among the first residents of a restored Tarboro landmark.