Downtown Burlington Historic District

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Downtown Burlington Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by Morehead, S. Main, Davis, S. Worth, E. Webb and Spring Sts., Burlington, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°05′33″N79°26′18″W / 36.09250°N 79.43833°W / 36.09250; -79.43833 Coordinates: 36°05′33″N79°26′18″W / 36.09250°N 79.43833°W / 36.09250; -79.43833
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built1892 (1892)
ArchitectCharles Hartmann
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Art Deco
NRHP reference # 90001320 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 1990

Downtown Burlington Historic District is a national historic district located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It encompasses 40 contributing buildings in the central business district of Burlington, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

The district includes commercial, industrial, and transportation-related buildings. The majority of the buildings are one to three-story brick commercial buildings dating to the mid-19th and early-20th centuries. Among the buildings located in the district are:

Other notable buildings include the former May Hosiery Mill, C. F. Neese Jewelers Building (1887), Strader Building (1913–1918), McClellan Stores Building (c. 1895), Troxler-Cammack Building (1908), and Morris Plan Bank Building (c. 1930).

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mary L. Reeb (April 1990). "Downtown Burlington Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.