Quick Answer
- 121 W King St, known as Pembroke Hall, is the highest-priced active listing in the Edenton market at $3,149,000. It is an 1849 Greek Revival estate on the National Register of Historic Places, 5,594 square feet on 2.53 acres, with eight fireplaces and deep water access on Edenton Bay.
- The listing has been on the market roughly 431 days, which is not a red flag so much as an honest picture of how thin the buyer pool is at the very top of a small historic market. This is what Edenton's actual ceiling looks like, and what it says about the tier just below it.
Every market has a ceiling, and Edenton's is 121 W King St, a two-story Greek Revival house called Pembroke Hall that has sat atop a bluff overlooking Edenton Bay since roughly 1849. Listed at $3,149,000, it is not just the highest-priced active listing in Edenton, it is nearly $1.3 million above the next-highest property, Mulberry Hill Plantation on Benbury Drive, which we covered in a separate report. Understanding Pembroke Hall, what it actually is and what its time on the market tells buyers, is the clearest way to understand where the top of the Edenton market actually sits in 2026.
This is a report on the property, the history behind it, and the honest read on what a listing at this price, in a market this small, actually means for a buyer.
The Property: What Pembroke Hall Actually Is
Pembroke Hall is a two-story, Greek Revival frame dwelling with a low hip roof, built around 1849 on a bluff above Edenton Bay. Its defining architectural feature is a set of full-length, triple-tiered porticoes stacked across both the front and rear facades, a treatment more elaborate than almost anything else standing in Edenton's historic district today. The house sits on 2.53 acres, zoned R10, with deep water access and a bulkhead, giving it direct frontage on the Bay in addition to the elevation.
Inside, the house holds eight fireplaces with marble mantels, hand-carved moldings, soaring ceilings, and intricate plasterwork throughout the principal rooms, the kind of interior detailing typical of the wealthiest Chowan County households in the decade before the Civil War. The listing shows 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms (3 full, 1 half) across 5,594 square feet, works out to roughly $563 per square foot at the current list price, along with a 2-car detached garage, a basement foundation, and a metal roof.
Property Quick Reference| Address | 121 W King St, Edenton, NC 27932 |
| List price | $3,149,000 (~$563 / sq ft) |
| Days on market | ~431 days as of this writing |
| Bedrooms / bathrooms | 5 bed / 4 bath (3 full, 1 half) |
| Square footage | 5,594 sq ft |
| Lot size | 2.53 acres, zoned R10 |
| Year built | ~1849 (Greek Revival) |
| Water access | Deep water, bulkhead, Edenton Bay, elevated bluff siting |
| Notable features | 8 fireplaces with marble mantels, hand-carved moldings, plasterwork, triple-tiered front & rear porticoes |
| Other structures | 2-car detached garage; basement foundation; metal roof |
| Historic status | National Register of Historic Places, ref. #76001315 (added Nov. 7, 1976) |
| Location | Edenton historic district, walking distance to downtown and the waterfront |
Data compiled from active listing syndication, September 2026. Verify all details, price, and status directly with the listing agent at time of inquiry.
A Sibling to Mulberry Hill, One Reference Number Apart
Pembroke Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1976, under reference number 76001315. That date and reference number sit almost immediately next to Mulberry Hill Plantation, Edenton's other landmark waterfront estate, which was added on May 13, 1976, under reference number 76001314, the number directly before it. Both estates were recognized for their architecture in the same year, both sit on Edenton's waterways, and both are now, coincidentally, the two highest-priced active listings in the market. That is not a marketing detail; it is a fair description of how small and concentrated Edenton's true luxury tier actually is.
Two estates, one reference number apart on the National Register, are also the two highest-priced homes for sale in Edenton today. That is the entire luxury tier of this market in one sentence.
Pembroke Hall vs. Mulberry Hill Plantation
| Factor | Pembroke Hall (121 W King St) | Mulberry Hill (101 Benbury Dr) |
|---|---|---|
| List price | $3,149,000 | Low-to-mid $2 million range |
| Built | ~1849, Greek Revival | ~1810, Federal |
| NRHP reference | 76001315 (added Nov. 7, 1976) | 76001314 (added May 13, 1976) |
| Setting | Bluff above Edenton Bay, in-town historic district | Quiet shoreline on the Albemarle Sound, southeast of town |
| Construction | Wood frame, triple-tiered porticoes | Flemish bond brick, three-bay side-hall plan |
| Days on market | ~431 days | Actively marketed; confirm current status |
Sources: active listing syndication and National Register of Historic Places records, September 2026. Context for buyer orientation; confirm current figures directly.
What 431 Days on Market Actually Means
431 days at $3.149 million in Edenton is a market-structure story, not a property-quality story. Edenton's overall average days on market runs closer to 98 days, but that figure describes a market where the median list price is $304,900, a world away from where Pembroke Hall sits. The next-highest active listing in Edenton is roughly $1.3 million below it. There is no comparable set in this market to price against, which means there is no efficient way for a house at this level to sell quickly here the way a $350,000 listing does. The buyer for Pembroke Hall is not shopping Edenton the way most buyers shop Edenton; they are comparing waterfront historic estates across the Albemarle, the Outer Banks, and possibly Tidewater Virginia, and that buyer simply takes longer to surface.
Days on Market: Pembroke Hall vs. Edenton Market Average
Source: active listing syndication and NC Regional MLS market data, September 2026. Illustrates market-tier effect, not a prediction of future time to sale.
Who Pembroke Hall Is Actually For
The realistic buyer for 121 W King St is not comparison shopping against typical Edenton inventory. The most plausible profiles are: a buyer specifically collecting or restoring pre-Civil War Greek Revival architecture who wants a documented, National Register-listed example with intact original detailing; a waterfront buyer comparing bluff-sited historic estates across the Albemarle Sound, the Outer Banks, and Hampton Roads, for whom Edenton's price-per-square-foot still reads as relative value against those markets; or a buyer drawn to the specific combination of walkable historic-district location and deep water access, a pairing that is genuinely rare in this region at any price.
For a buyer with that profile, the 431-day market time is close to irrelevant. It says more about how few comparable properties exist than about anything wrong with the house.
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The Bottom Line
Pembroke Hall is what Edenton's ceiling actually looks like: an 1849 Greek Revival estate on the National Register, priced at $3,149,000, and sitting on the market long enough to prove just how thin the buyer pool is at that level. It is not evidence of a soft market; Edenton's broader inventory, covered in our full Edenton, NC real estate guide, tells a very different story, with a $304,900 median and 98-day average market time. For the estate just below Pembroke Hall on price, see our report on Mulberry Hill Plantation. For how Edenton's upper tier compares to the region's other markets, see Edenton vs. Elizabeth City. To see how the Historic District compares with Edenton's gated waterfront communities, read our Edenton neighborhoods guide.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pembroke Hall in Edenton, NC?
Pembroke Hall is an 1849 Greek Revival estate at 121 W King St in Edenton, North Carolina, on a bluff overlooking Edenton Bay. It is a two-story frame house with triple-tiered porticoes on both the front and rear facades, eight fireplaces, and 5,594 square feet on 2.53 acres with deep water access.
Is Pembroke Hall on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. Pembroke Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1976, under reference number 76001315, recognized for its Greek Revival architecture. It shares its listing year with Edenton's Mulberry Hill Plantation, added the same year under the adjoining reference number 76001314.
What does Pembroke Hall cost?
121 W King St is listed at $3,149,000, or roughly $563 per square foot, making it the highest-priced active listing in the Edenton market. Buyers should confirm current price and status directly, since both can shift and listing data can differ slightly from full MLS records due to syndication timing.
Why has Pembroke Hall been on the market for over a year?
As of this writing, the listing shows roughly 431 days on market. That is not a sign the property is overpriced or undesirable; it reflects how thin the buyer pool is at the very top of a small market like Edenton, where the next-highest active listing is roughly $1.3 million lower. A property at this price point needs a specific kind of buyer, and that buyer takes longer to find.
What is the highest-priced home for sale in Edenton, NC?
As of late 2026, Pembroke Hall at 121 W King St, listed at $3,149,000, is the highest-priced active listing in the Edenton market, ahead of Mulberry Hill Plantation at 101 Benbury Dr in the low-to-mid $2 million range.