Salisbury Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Roughly bounded by Jackson, Innes, Caldwell, Marsh, Church, E. Bank, Lee, and Liberty Sts.; also 117 S. Lee St.; also roughly bounded by Ellis St., Monroe St., Church St., Bank St., S. Main St., and McCubbins St.; also portions of E. Council, E. Innes, Lee, and E. Liberty Sts. between Main and Depot Sts., Salisbury, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 35.6678°N -80.4694°W |
Architecture: | Late Victorian, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Foursquare, Early Commercial |
Added: | November 12, 1975, January 6, 1988 (Boundary Increase), July 6, 1989 (Boundary Increase), July 20, 2000 (Boundary Increase) |
Refnum: | 75001289, 88000141 (Boundary Increase), 89000760 (Boundary Increase), 00000826 (Boundary Increase) |
Salisbury Historic District is a national historic district located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 348 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Salisbury. It includes notable examples of Late Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Maxwell Chambers House, McNeely-Strachan House, Archibald Henderson Law Office, and the former Rowan County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the tower of the former First Presbyterian Church (1891-1893), Rowan County Courthouse (1914), Conrad Brem House, Kluttz's Drug Store (c. 1859), Bell Building (c. 1900), Washington Building (c. 1900), Grubb-Wallace Building, Hedrick Block, Empire Hotel, St. Luke's Episcopal Church (1827-1828), Soldiers Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church (1910-1913), U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (1909), City Hall (1926), Salisbury Fire House and City Building (1897).[1] [2] [3] [4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, with boundary increases in 1988, 1989, and 2000.