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

Union County North Carolina has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Monroe City Hall, Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground, Sikes, John C., House and Union County Courthouse and Lee, Malcolm K., House.

Several famous people are associated with these Union County historic places including John C. Sikes, W.C. Heath, Robert B. Redwine and Malcolm K. Lee.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Union County places including J.T. Hart, G. M. Tucker, David A. Covington, Louis D. Sutherland, Aaron et al. Little, G. Marion Tucker, Oscar Wendroth, Charles Christian Hook, Thomas Holt and Wheeler & Stern. Prominent architectural styles found in Union Country are Classical Revival, Queen Anne and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Lee, Malcolm K., House (added 1988 - - #87002200)

Address Restricted , Monroe

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tucker,G. Marion

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Lee,Malcolm K.

Significant Year:

1919

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Monroe City Hall (added 1971 - - #71000619)

102 W. Jefferson St. , Monroe

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Little,Aaron et al., Covington,David A.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall

More Information:

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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

More Information:

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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

More Information:

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Piedmont Buggy Factory (added 2004 - - #04000569)

Also known as Monroe Cotton Mills, Bearskin Cotton Mills,

514 Miller St. , Monroe

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Water Works

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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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

More Information:

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Sikes, John C., House (added 1982 - - #82003518)

1301 E. Franklin St. , Monroe

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tucker,G. M., Sutherland,Louis D.

Architectural Style:

Other, Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Sikes,John C.,et al.

Significant Year:

1927, 1926

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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US Post Office--Monroe (added 1985 - - #85000482)

Also known as Monroe N.C. Post Office

407 N. Main St. , Monroe

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wendroth,Oscar

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Post Office

More Information:

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Union County Courthouse (added 1971 - - #71000620)

Courthouse Sq. , Monroe

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hart,J.T.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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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

More Information:

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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

More Information:

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