West Jefferson Historic District

West Jefferson Historic District is a national historic district located at West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 50 contributing buildings in the central business district of West Jefferson. The district primarily includes one-story and two-story commercial buildings dating to the early- to mid-20th century. Notable buildings include the West Jefferson Hotel (1917), Graybeal's Rexall Drugstore Building (c. 1950), Parkway Theater (1939), Dr. Pepper Bottling Company building (c. 1940), First Baptist Church (1929), Benjamin Cornett House, and West Jefferson Depot.[2]

West Jefferson Historic District
Jefferson Avenue north of First Street
West Jefferson Historic District is located in North Carolina
West Jefferson Historic District
West Jefferson Historic District is located in the United States
West Jefferson Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by State St., 3rd Ave., 2nd St.& Wilton Ave., West Jefferson, North Carolina
Coordinates36°24′7″N 81°29′32″W / 36.40194°N 81.49222°W / 36.40194; -81.49222
Area40 acres (16 ha)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Classical Revival, et al.
NRHP reference No.07001076[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 2007

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Sherry Joines Wyatt (May 2007). "West Jefferson Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.