Bessemer City Downtown Historic District
Bessemer City Downtown Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by 13th & E. Alabama Sts., E. & W. Virginia, E. Alabama & W. Pennsylvania Aves., Bessemer City, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°17′02″N 81°17′03″W / 35.28389°N 81.28417°W |
| Area | 23 acres (9.3 ha) |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architectural style | Commercial Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000228[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 2014 |
Bessemer City Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina. It encompasses 23 contributing buildings and 10 contributing structures in the central business district of Bessemer City. The buildings were built between after 1896, and include one- and two-story commercial buildings and two large and sprawling textile mill complexes. Notable buildings include the Whetstone Cotton Mills-Huss Manufacturing Company-Algodon Manufacturing Division of Pyramid Mills (1903, 1909, c. 1960), Southern Cotton Mills-Osage Manufacturing Company (1895, 1896, c. 1905, c. 1935, c. 1960), Gamble Hardware (c. 1945), Central Drug Store (1927, 1960s), Winn-Dixie Grocery (c. 1926), Shulman's Department Store (c. 1920; c. 1940; c. 1960), and Kincaid Service Station and Pontiac Dealership (1932, c. 1937, c. 1960).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/29/14 through 5/23/14. National Park Service. 2014-05-30.
- ^ Laura A. W. Phillips (December 2013). "Bessemer City Downtown Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
