Downtown Sanford Historic District

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Downtown Sanford Historic District
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City Hall, Downtown Sanford Historic District, March 2007
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LocationRoughly bounded by Gordon St., Horner Blvd., Cole and Chatham Sts., Sanford, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°28′49″N79°10′42″W / 35.48028°N 79.17833°W / 35.48028; -79.17833 Coordinates: 35°28′49″N79°10′42″W / 35.48028°N 79.17833°W / 35.48028; -79.17833
Area38 acres (15 ha)
Built1872 (1872)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Art Deco
NRHP reference No. 85002561 [1]  (original)
100006819  (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1985
Boundary increaseAugust 16, 2021

Downtown Sanford Historic District is a national historic district located at Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina. It encompasses 53 contributing buildings in the central business district of Sanford. The district includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Art Deco style architecture, with buildings largely dated between about 1895 to 1930. Located in the district are the separately listed Railroad House and Temple Theatre. Other notable buildings include the Sanford Buggy Company (c. 1908), McCracken Building (c. 1910), Passenger Depot (c. 1900), City Hall (c. 1909), Coca-Cola Bottling Company (c. 1908), Masonic Lodge (c. 1924), Makepeace Building (1924), Wilrick Hotel (1925), Bowers Building (c. 1925), Cole Pontiac Building (c. 1925), Hubbards Shoe Store (1926), Carolina Hotel (1930), and former U. S. Post Office (c. 1935). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, with a boundary change in 2021. [1]

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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 Ellen Bowen and Allison Black (May 1984). "Downtown Sanford Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.