Main Street Historic District (Marion, North Carolina) Explained

Main Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by US 70 and Garden, State and Logan Sts., Marion, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.6844°N -82.0097°W
Architect:Stillwell, Erle
Architecture:Chicago, Classical Revival, Commercial Style
Added:March 28, 1991
Refnum:91000292

The Main Street Historic District is a 21acres national historic district located at Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. In 1991, it included 36 buildings deemed to contribute to the historic character of the area and one other contributing site.

Specifically included in the Main Street Historic District are: one church: First Baptist (1914); two former hotels: the Eagle Hotel, which survived the 1894 fire, and the Hotel Marianna (1910); a bank on Main Street built in 1903; the McDowell County Courthouse, which was constructed in 1928; the Public Library (1937), which was originally built as a post office; and the Marion Community Building, built in 1937.[1] [2] Projects are currently underway to revitalize the downtown area as well as to maintain and restore the character of the long-standing buildings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sybil Argintar Bowers. Main Street Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . August 1990 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.
  2. Web site: Sybil Argintar Bowers. Main Street Historic District (Additional documentation). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 1994 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.