East Main Street Historic District (Forest City, North Carolina)

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East Main Street Historic District
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317 E. Main St.
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LocationRoughly along parts of Arlington St., Carolina Ave., N. Magnolia St., S. Magnolia St., E. Main St., McBrayer Court, Forest City, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°19′56″N81°51′16″W / 35.33222°N 81.85444°W / 35.33222; -81.85444 Coordinates: 35°19′56″N81°51′16″W / 35.33222°N 81.85444°W / 35.33222; -81.85444
Area42 acres (17 ha)
Built1914 (1914)
ArchitectRoberts, Leah Range; Leemon, Clarence M.
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 05001450 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 2005

East Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It encompasses 115 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Forest City. The district developed after 1914, and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed T. Max Watson House. Other notable buildings include the Brown-Griffith House (1923), Dr. W. C. Bostic Jr. House (1926), John W. and Bertha M. Dalton House (1939), J. H. Thomas House (1922), and the Marley Sigmon House (1962). [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [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. Heather Fearnbach (March 2005). "East Main Street Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.