North Carolina - Robeson County - Historic Districts
Robeson County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Humphrey--Williams Plantation (Boundary Increase), Fairmont Commercial Historic District, Lumberton Commercial Historic District, Maxton Historic District and Rowland Main Street Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Robeson County places including Henry E. Bonitz and Clint Parrish. Prominent architectural styles found in Robeson Country are Early Commercial, Classical Revival and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Fairmont Commercial Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000163)
Also known as Fairmont Commercial Historic District
Bordered Roughly by Byrd St. on the N., Walnut St. on the E., Red Cross St. on the S., & Alley St. on the W. , Fairmont
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Professional, Rail-Related, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Education
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Library, Professional, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Humphrey--Williams Plantation (Boundary Increase) (added 1988 - - #88002608)
Also known as Humphrey--Williams--Smith House and Plantation;See Also:Hump
NC 211 between SR 1001 and SR 1769 , Lumberton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Department Store, Post Office, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Lumberton Commercial Historic District (added 1989 - - #89002131)
Also known as See Also:Carolina Theatre;Planters Building
Roughly Sixth St., Elm St., Fifth St., Chestnut St., Second St., Walnut St., Seaboard Coast Railroad tracks, & Water St., Lumberton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Classical Revival, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Rail-Related, Specialty Store, Theater, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Maxton Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000199)
Roughly bounded by Graham St., Martin Luther King Dr., McCaskill St., and Florence St. , Maxton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Parrish, Clint, Bonitz, Henry E.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Rowland Main Street Historic District (added 2005 - - #04001582)
Roughly bounded by the 100 and 200 blks of W. Main St., 100 blk of E. Main St., and Hickory and E and W Railroad Sts. , Rowland
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Rail-Related, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Government Office, Professional, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
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