Greenville Commercial Historic District (Greenville, North Carolina) Explained

Greenville Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by West Third, South Evans and East and West Fifth Sts., Greenville, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.6117°N -77.3731°W
Architect:Milburn, Heister & Company
Riddick, Burwell et al.
Architecture:Greek Revival, Queen Anne
Added:August 21, 2003
Refnum:03000419

Greenville Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 51 contributing buildings in the central business district of Greenville. It includes buildings dated from about 1914 to 1952 and notable examples of Greek Revival and Queen Anne style architecture. Located in the district and listed separately are the Pitt County Courthouse (1911) by Milburn, Heister & Company and U.S. Post Office (1913). Other notable buildings include the Proctor Hotel (1911), Montgomery Ward Department Store (1929), Dail-Hodges Building (1919), Blount Building (1924), Greenville Bank and Trust (c. 1915), Smith Electric Building (c. 1933), Greenville Municipal Building (1929) designed by Benton & Benton, Blount-Harvey Department Store (1923), White's Theater (1914), Charles Greene House (1860), and the Robert Lee Humber House (1895).[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, with a boundary increase in 2009.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ellen Turco & April Montgomery. Greenville Commercial Historic District . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . December 2002 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.
  2. Web site: Drucilla H. York. Greenville Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 2009 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.