Newton Downtown Historic District (Newton, North Carolina)

Newton Downtown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Catawba County CSA Memorial (1907)
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Location	Roughly bounded by 2nd & A Sts., & N. Forney, & N. Ashe Aves., Newton, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°39′48″N81°13′17″W / 35.66333°N 81.22139°W / 35.66333; -81.22139
Area	9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built	c. 1860 (1860)-1961
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Romanesque, Beaux Arts, Spanish Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, I-house
NRHP reference No.	12000253 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 1, 2012

Newton Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 50 contributing buildings and 5 contributing objects in the central business district of Newton. Notable buildings include the First National Bank of Catawba County (c. 1923), H&W Drug Company (c. 1898, c. 1938), Belk-Brumley Department Store (c. 1920, c. 1940), Alman Furniture Company Building (c. 1950), Catawba County Courthouse (1924), Ervin Apartments (1936), Sanitary Grocery (c. 1905), Freeze Drug Store (c. 1906), Catawba County Library (1954), Haupt Building (c. 1955), City Hall and Fire Station (c. 1925), and Eagle Building (c. 1920). ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/30/12 through 5/04/12. National Park Service. May 11, 2012.
2. Clay Griffith (January 2012). "Newton Downtown Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.