Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It encompasses 43 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Rutherfordton. The district developed from about 1898 to 1945, and includes notable examples of Classical Revival and Colonial Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Rutherford County Courthouse designed by Louis H. Asbury (1877-1975). Other notable contributing buildings include the U.S. Post Office (1931), the Norris Public Library (1933), (former) Rutherford County Jail, Commercial National Bank, Keeter Hardware Company Building, Geer Commercial Building, Southern Hotel Company Building, Geer-Warlick Motor Company Building, and City Hall (1925) designed by Milburn, Heister & Company.[2]
Main Street Historic District | |
 Downtown Rutherfordton, July 2012 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Taylor, Court, Washington and W. Third Sts., Rutherfordton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°22′04″N 81°57′27″W / 35.36778°N 81.95750°W |
| Area | 10.8 acres (4.4 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Louis H. Asbury; Milburn, Heister & Company |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Early Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001419[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 7, 1995 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
Gallery
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Norris Public Library, 2016 -
Old City Hall, 2016 -
Old Post Office, 2016
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Davyd Foard Hood (August 1995). "Main Street Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
