Statesville Commercial Historic District Explained

Statesville Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Front, Meeting, Broad and Tradd Sts., Statesville, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.7844°N -80.905°W
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Added:November 24, 1980
Refnum:80002878

Statesville Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. It encompasses 54 contributing buildings in the central business district of Statesville. The district includes notable examples of Late Victorian architecture dated between about 1875 and 1925. Located in the district are the separately listed U.S. Post Office and County Courthouse and Iredell County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the First A. R. Presbyterian Church, former County Jail, the U. S. Post Office, former Walton and Gage Store (c. 1885), Miller Block (c. 1885), Madison Building, former Merchants and Farmers Bank (1908), former Carolina Motor Company (1916), former Montgomery Ward Store, and former First National Bank.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laura A. W. Phillips. Statesville Commercial Historic District . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . February 1980 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.