Dallas Historic District is a national historic district located at Dallas, Gaston County, North Carolina. It encompasses eight contributing buildings surrounding the courthouse square and dated between about 1840 and 1900. Dallas served as the county seat of Gaston County from 1847 to 1911. They are the Greek Revival style old Gaston County Courthouse, which now functions as the Dallas Town Hall; the county jail; the Hoffman Hotel; the Rhyne Store; the Smyre-Pasour House; the Matthews Hotel; the Late Victorian style Wilson-Spargo House; and the Setzer General Store.[2]
Dallas Historic District | |
 Gaston County Jail, 2014 | |
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| Location | Bounded by Holland, Main, Gaston and Trade Sts., Dallas, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°18′58″N 81°10′35″W / 35.31611°N 81.17639°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | c. 1847 |
| Built by | Welch, Mr. |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001344[1] (original) 100007593 (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 26, 1973 |
| Boundary increase | April 13, 2022 |
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
Gallery
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Smyre-Pasour House, 2014 -
Hoffman Hotel-Gaston County Museum, 2014 -
Gaston County's First Courthouse, 2012
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Survey and P1anning Unit Staff (June 1973). "Dallas Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
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