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

McDowell County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the McDowell County places including Erle Stillwell. Prominent architectural styles found in McDowell Country are Chicago, Classical Revival and Early Commercial.

Depot Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000293)

SE end Depot St., bounded on S by Southern RR tracks, and 111 Railroad St. S of tracks , Marion

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Chicago

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse

Main Street Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000292)

Also known as See Also:McDowell County Courthouse

Roughly bounded by US 70 and Garden, State and Logan Sts. , Marion

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stillwell,Erle

Architectural Style:

Other, Classical Revival, Chicago

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Financial Institution, Hotel, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Financial Institution, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Old Fort Commercial Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000257)

Roughly bounded by E. Main, Spring, Commerce & W. Main Sts., Old Fort

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899