Main Street Historic District (Brevard, North Carolina) Explained

Main Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Gaston St., England St., Probart St., and Jordan St., Brevard, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.2331°N -82.7344°W
Architect:Stillwell, Erle; Kilpatrick, Robert P.
Architecture:Early Commercial, Second Empire, Classical Revival, et al.
Added:September 6, 2002
Refnum:02000945

Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It encompasses 32 contributing buildings in the central business district of Brevard. The district developed between about 1874 and 1952 and includes notable examples of Early Commercial, Second Empire, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed McMinn Building and Transylvania County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Lowe Auto Company (c. 1928), Brevard Banking Company (1924), Brevard Drugs/Mull's Grocery (c. 1926), Brevard City Hall and Fire Station (1926), Plummer's Department Store (1911), Brevard Banking Company (1924) designed by Erle Stillwell, Co-ed Theater (1939), Pearlman's (1952), Aethelwold Hotel (1905, c. 1960), and City Market (c. 1905, 1940s).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sybil Argintar Bowers. Main Street Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . April 2002. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.