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Fairmont Commercial Historic District

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Fairmont Commercial Historic District
Fairmont Commercial Historic District is located in North Carolina
Fairmont Commercial Historic District
LocationBordered Roughly by Byrd St. on the N., Walnut St. on the E., Red Cross St. on the S., & Alley St. on the W., Fairmont, North Carolina
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
Architectural styleModern Movement, Italianate
NRHP reference No.10000163[1]
Added to NRHPApril 7, 2010

Fairmont Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Fairmont, Robeson County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 31 contributing buildings in the central business district of Fairmont. It includes buildings built between about 1898 to 1960 in a variety of popular architectural styles including Italianate and Modern Movement. Notable buildings include the Rawls Motor Company (1952), McDaniel Hardware (1949, c. 1954), Floyd and Floyd (1960), A. L. Jones Building (1912), Big Brick Warehouse (1931, c. 1940), and Fairmont Depot (1898).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Sybil H. Argintar (October 2009). "Fairmont Commercial Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.