Canton Main Street Historic District Explained

Canton Main Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Bounded roughly by Park St., Main St., Bridge St., and Adams St., Canton, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.5331°N -82.8386°W
Built:1908
Architect:Benton & Benton
et al.
Architecture:Early Commercial, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
Added:September 7, 2005
Refnum:05000958

The Canton Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina. It includes 34 contributing buildings and one other contributing structure and includes architecture by Benton & Benton. It includes Early Commercial architecture and Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Colonial Theater. Other notable buildings include the P L & S Building (1932), Champion Fibre Company Office Building (1918), Champion Bank and Trust (c. 1925), Imperial Hotel (c. 1885; additions 1916 and 1925), and the former United States Post Office (1939).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sybil Argintar Bowers. Canton Main Street Historic District . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d.. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.