Nashville Historic District (Nashville, North Carolina) Explained

Nashville Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly 100-400 W. Washington and 100-300 E. Washington Sts., Nashville, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.9722°N -77.965°W
Architect:Stout, John C.; Et al.
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne, L-plan
Added:July 22, 1987
Refnum:87001185

Nashville Historic District is a national historic district located at Nashville, Nash County, North Carolina. It encompasses 142 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in the rural county seat of Nashville. The buildings primarily date between 1890 and 1930, and include notable examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Bissette-Cooley House and Nash County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Graphic Building (c. 1910), Baldy Batchelor Livery Stable (c. 1900), Weldon's Department Store (1913), Ricks-Strickland House (1890s), Squire Harper House (1868), two metal-veneered "Lustron houses," Neville-Strickland House (1907), Primitive Baptist Church, First Methodist Church (1923), and former Baptist Church.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Mattson. Nashville Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . January 1987. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.