East Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It encompasses 115 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Forest City. The district developed after 1914, and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed T. Max Watson House. Other notable buildings include the Brown-Griffith House (1923), Dr. W. C. Bostic Jr. House (1926), John W. and Bertha M. Dalton House (1939), J. H. Thomas House (1922), and the Marley Sigmon House (1962).[2]
East Main Street Historic District | |
 317 E. Main St., 2016 | |
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| Location | Roughly along parts of Arlington St., Carolina Ave., N. Magnolia St., S. Magnolia St., E. Main St., McBrayer Court, Forest City, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°19′56″N 81°51′16″W / 35.33222°N 81.85444°W |
| Area | 42 acres (17 ha) |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | Roberts, Leah Range; Leemon, Clarence M. |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001450[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 2005 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
Gallery edit
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T. Max Watson House, 2014 -
First United Methodist Church, 2016 -
J.H. Thomas House, 2016
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Heather Fearnbach (March 2005). "East Main Street Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.