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Spencer Historic District

Coordinates: 35°41′32″N 80°26′04″W / 35.69222°N 80.43444°W / 35.69222; -80.43444
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Spencer Historic District
Town Library and former high school
Spencer Historic District is located in North Carolina
Spencer Historic District
Spencer Historic District is located in the United States
Spencer Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by N to S Salisbury Ave., 8th St., Whitehead Ave., and Jefferson St., Spencer, North Carolina
Coordinates35°41′32″N 80°26′04″W / 35.69222°N 80.43444°W / 35.69222; -80.43444
Area120 acres (49 ha)
Builtc. 1902 (1902)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne, L-plan;Triple-A;foursquare
NRHP reference No.84000619[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 1984

Spencer Historic District is a national historic district located at Spencer, Rowan County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 242 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Spencer. It largely developed between about 1902 and 1937, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne style architecture. Notable buildings include Cooke's Drug Store (c. 1902), the Julian Building (c. 1902), Wachovia-First National Bank Building (1903), Arey Building (1908), First Baptist Church (1926), Presbyterian Church (1903). Central Methodist Church (1921), Spencer Library (1913), Spencer Town Hall (1937), the John Hatley House (1901), and the Morrison House (c. 1910).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Martha Dreyer and Paul Fomberg (June 1984). "Spencer Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.