Laurinburg Commercial Historic District Explained

Laurinburg Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:34.7761°N -79.4617°W
Architect:Henry E. Bonitz; Louis A. Simon; John A. Weaver
Architecture:Moderne, Art Deco
Added:December 10, 2003
Refnum:03001274

Laurinburg Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The district encompasses 51 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the central business district of Laurinburg.

History

Structures in the historic district were built between about 1893 and 1953 and include notable examples of Streamline Moderne and Art Deco architecture. Notable buildings include the Central Hotel (c. 1893), McDougald's Furniture Store and Funeral Parlor (c. 1904), Everington's Drug Store (c. 1904), Scotland Pharmacy (1935), U.S. Post Office (1939) designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon and built by the Federal Works Administration, First United Methodist Church (1918), Hammond Company Building, and (former) Winn Dixie Grocery Store (1953).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beth Keane. Laurinburg Commercial Historic District . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 2003. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-05-01.