Marshall Main Street Historic District Explained

Marshall Main Street Historic District
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Location:101 N. Main St.- 165 S. Main St., Bridge St. and 33 Bailey's Branch Rd., Marshall, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.7972°N -82.6831°W
Architect:Smith & Carrier; Baldwin, James J.
Architecture:Early Commercial, Classical Revival
Added:August 16, 2007
Refnum:07000819

Marshall Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina. It encompasses 40 contributing buildings in the central business district of Marshall. It includes notable examples of Classical Revival architecture and buildings dating the mid-19th century through 1950. Located in the district are the separately listed Bank of French Broad designed by James J. Baldwin and Madison County Courthouse designed by Smith & Carrier. Other notable buildings include the Rock Café Restaurant (1947), Colonel Lawrence M. Allen House (1849; 1875; 1925), M. E. Church South (1912), O.C. Rector Building (1928), and Tweed's Department Store (c. 1925).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sybil H. Argintar. Marshall Main Street Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 2007. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.