Waynesville Main Street Historic District (Waynesville, North Carolina)

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Waynesville Main Street Historic District
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Main Street in Waynesville, January 2019
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LocationRoughly bounded by Depot St., Church and E. Sts, Wall St., and Montgomery St., Waynesville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°29′40″N82°59′26″W / 35.49444°N 82.99056°W / 35.49444; -82.99056
Area13 acres (5.3 ha)
ArchitectGaines, Henry; et.al.
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 05001414 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 2005

Waynesville Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina. It includes 35 contributing buildings in the central business district of Waynesville. It includes notable examples of Classical Revival style architecture, including the separately listed Waynesville Municipal Building, Citizens Bank and Trust Company Building, Former, Gateway Club, and Haywood County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include Sherrill's Studio (1942), Bank and Library building (1905), and Stringfield Medical Building (c. 1905). [2]

It was listed on 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. Sybil Argintar Bowers (August 2005). "Waynesville Main Street Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.