Dunn Commercial Historic District Explained

Dunn Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly Bounded by Harnett St., Cumberland St., Clinton Ave. & Fayetteville Ave., Dunn, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.3083°N -78.6094°W
Builder:Jones Bros. & Co.
Architecture:Italianate, Early Commercial
Added:September 9, 2009
Refnum:09000702

Dunn Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina. It encompasses 54 contributing buildings and one contributing structure in the central business district of Dunn. The predominantly commercial buildings were built between about 1900 and 1959, and includes notable examples of Italianate style architecture. Notable buildings include the Fitchett Drug Store (c. 1912), Cottondale Hotel (1924), Fleishman Brothers Company building (c. 1925), Prince's Department Store Building (c. 1930), Christo-Cola Bottling Works Building (c. 1913), White Way Theater Building (c. 1904), Johnson Cotton Company Building (c. 1925), and (former) Dunn Post Office (1937).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diane Young. Dunn Commercial Historic District . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . March 2009. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.