The Wadesboro Downtown Historic District is a 32-acre (13 ha) national historic district located at Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina. It included 81 contributing buildings, one contributing structure and one contributing object (Confederate Memorial Monument) in the governmental and commercial core of the City of Wadesboro. It includes work by architects Wheeler & Stern. Notable buildings include the Anson County Courthouse (1914), U.S. Post Office, the Boggan-Hammond House and Alexander Little Wing, the Burns Inn (now the Leavitt Funeral Home), Parsons Pharmacy, Leak's Hardware Company Building, and the Ansonia Theater.[1][2]
Wadesboro Downtown Historic District | |
 Anson County Courthouse, included in the district | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Martin, Rutherford, Morgan, Lee, and Brent Sts., Wadesboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°57′57″N 80°4′37″W / 34.96583°N 80.07694°W |
| Area | 32 acres (13 ha) |
| Built | 1783 |
| Architect | Wheeler & Stern; et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000425[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 1, 1999 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Richard L. Mattson and Frances P. Alexander (n.d.). "Wadesboro Downtown Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.