National Register of Historic Places - North Carolina (NC), Union County

Union County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground, Monroe Downtown Historic District, Monroe Residential Historic District, Waxhaw Historic District and Waxhaw--Weddington Roads Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Union County historic places including W.C. Heath and Robert B. Redwine.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Union County places including G. Marion Tucker, Wheeler & Stern, Thomas Holt and Charles Christian Hook. Prominent architectural styles found in Union Country are Classical Revival, Queen Anne and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Monroe Downtown Historic District (added 1988 - - #87002202)

Also known as See Also:Old Union County Courthouse

Roughly bounded by Jefferson, Church, Windsor & Stewart Sts. , Monroe

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Holt,Thomas

Architectural Style:

Other, Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Monroe Residential Historic District (added 1988 - - #87002204)

Roughly bounded by Hough, Franklin, Jefferson, McCarten, Windsor, Sanford, Washington. Braden, Church & Hudson Sts. , Monroe

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wheeler & Stern, Tucker,G. Marion

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground (added 1973 - - #73001370)

NE of Waxhaw on SR 1327 , Waxhaw

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Religious Structure

Waxhaw Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001773)

Portions of Main, Broad, Church, Broom, Providence, Old Providence, Brevard and McKibben Sts. , Waxhaw

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Waxhaw--Weddington Roads Historic District (added 1988 - - #87002201)

Jct. of NC 75, NC 34 & W. Franklin St. , Monroe

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tucker,G. Marion, Hook,Charles Christian

Architectural Style:

Prairie School, Queen Anne, Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Heath,W.C., Redwine,Robert B.

Significant Year:

1908, 1916, 1897

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling