Main Street Historic District (Rutherfordton, North Carolina) Explained

Main Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Taylor, Court, Washington and W. Third Sts., Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.3678°N -81.9575°W
Architect:Louis H. Asbury
Milburn, Heister & Company
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Early Commercial
Added:December 7, 1995
Refnum:95001419

Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It encompasses 43 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Rutherfordton. The district developed from about 1898 to 1945, and includes notable examples of Classical Revival and Colonial Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Rutherford County Courthouse designed by Louis H. Asbury (1877-1975). Other notable contributing buildings include the U.S. Post Office (1931), the Norris Public Library (1933), (former) Rutherford County Jail, Commercial National Bank, Keeter Hardware Company Building, Geer Commercial Building, Southern Hotel Company Building, Geer-Warlick Motor Company Building, and City Hall (1925) designed by Milburn, Heister & Company.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davyd Foard Hood. Main Street Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . August 1995. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.