Lumberton Commercial Historic District Explained

Lumberton Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:34.6189°N -79.0089°W
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Early Commercial, Classical Revival, Moderne
Added:December 21, 1989
Refnum:89002131

Lumberton Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 64 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district of Lumberton. It includes buildings built between about 1840 to 1941 in a variety of popular architectural styles including Classical Revival and Streamline Moderne. Located in the district are the separately listed Carolina Theatre and Planters Building. Other notable buildings include the Proctor Law Office (c. 1840), McLeod Building (1879), (former) National Hotel, (former) Efird's Department Store, Huggins Star Shoe Shop (c. 1895), National Bank of Lumberton (1914), Dresden Cotton Mills Office Building, (former) Lumberton Municipal Building (1917), and Stephens Funeral Home (1936).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patricia S. Dickinson . Lumberton Commercial Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 1989 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.