West Main Street Historic District (Forest City, North Carolina) Explained

West Main Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:121 Cool Springs Dr., 343-499 W. Maine St., 121 Memorial Dr., Forest City, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.3389°N -81.8711°W
Architect:Asbury, Louis Humbert; Harrill, Chivous Gilmer
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival
Added:December 20, 2006
Refnum:06001142

West Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It encompasses 27 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Forest City. The district developed after 1867, and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Cool Springs High School designed by Louis H. Asbury (1877-1975). Other notable contributing resources include the Cool Springs Cemetery (est. 1867), First Presbyterian Church (1940), the Cool Springs Gymnasium (1958), Lovelace-Ragin House (1928), Harrill-Wilkins House (1925), Frank B. and Mae Bridges Wilkins House (c. 1910), McDaniel House (1913), Biggerstaff-Griffin House (1925), and McMurry-Bodie House (1928).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heather Fearnbach. West Main Street Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . November 2005. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.