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Black Mountain Downtown Historic District

Coordinates: 35°36′58″N 82°19′14″W / 35.61611°N 82.32056°W / 35.61611; -82.32056
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Black Mountain Downtown Historic District
Black Mountain Downtown Historic District, September 2012
Black Mountain Downtown Historic District is located in North Carolina
Black Mountain Downtown Historic District
Black Mountain Downtown Historic District is located in the United States
Black Mountain Downtown Historic District
LocationBlack Mountain Ave., Sutton Ave., Cherry, Broadway and State Sts., Black Mountain, North Carolina
Coordinates35°36′58″N 82°19′14″W / 35.61611°N 82.32056°W / 35.61611; -82.32056
Area14.4 acres (5.8 ha)
Built1909 (1909)
ArchitectSmith, Richard Sharp
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Moderne, et al.
NRHP reference No.04000570[1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 2004

Black Mountain Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 56 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of Black Mountain. The district includes a variety of late-19th and early-20th century commercial and institutional buildings in the Commercial Style, American Craftsman, Classical Revival, Art Deco and Art Moderne. Notable buildings include the George Stepp House (1907), Black Mountain Depot (1909), firehouse (1921) designed by Richard Sharp Smith, town hall (1927), Kaltman Building (1928), and Pure Oil Service Station (c. 1945).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Susan Robinson; Martha Fullington; Angela Heitter; Jane Reeves & John Toms (November 2002). "Black Mountain Downtown Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.