Bessemer City Downtown Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by 13th & E. Alabama Sts., E. & W. Virginia, E. Alabama & W. Pennsylvania Aves., Bessemer City, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°17′02″N81°17′03″W / 35.28389°N 81.28417°W |
Area | 23 acres (9.3 ha) |
Built | 1896 |
Architectural style | Commercial Style |
NRHP reference No. | 14000228 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 19, 2014 |
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]
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