North Main Street Historic District (Graham, North Carolina)

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North Main Street Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by Whitsett, New Hill, N. Melville, Market, Mill and Sideview Sts., Graham, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°04′30″N79°23′57″W / 36.07500°N 79.39917°W / 36.07500; -79.39917 Coordinates: 36°04′30″N79°23′57″W / 36.07500°N 79.39917°W / 36.07500; -79.39917
Area24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built1851 (1851)
Architectural styleItalianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference # 99000698 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1999

North Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina. It encompasses 101 contributing buildings date from the 1850s to 1949 in a predominantly residential section of Graham. The district contains single and multi-family dwellings, two schools, one commercial building and three churches. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [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. M. Ruth Little and Michelle Kullen (February 1999). "North Main Street Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.