Laurinburg Commercial Historic District
Laurinburg Commercial Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Church, Atkinson, Biggs Sts. and the Laurinburg and Southern RR, Laurinburg, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°46′34″N 79°27′42″W / 34.77611°N 79.46167°W |
Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
Built | 1893 |
Architect | Henry E. Bonitz; Louis A. Simon; John A. Weaver |
Architectural style | Moderne, Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 03001274[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 10, 2003 |
Laurinburg Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The district encompasses 51 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the central business district of Laurinburg.
History
Structures in the historic district were built between about 1893 and 1953 and include notable examples of Streamline Moderne and Art Deco architecture. Notable buildings include the Central Hotel (c. 1893), McDougald's Furniture Store and Funeral Parlor (c. 1904), Everington's Drug Store (c. 1904), Scotland Pharmacy (1935), U.S. Post Office (1939) designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon and built by the Federal Works Administration, First United Methodist Church (1918), Hammond Company Building, and (former) Winn Dixie Grocery Store (1953).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Beth Keane (September 2003). "Laurinburg Commercial Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
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