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NORTH CAROLINA - Rutherford County - Historic Districts

Main Street Historic District
(added 2002 - Rutherford County - #02000017)
Rpughly bounded by Blanton Alley, Huntley St., Yarboro St., and Broadway St., Forest City
(110 acres, 57 buildings)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Baldwin, James J.
Architectural Style: Classical Revival, Early Commercial
Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function: City Hall, Meeting Hall, Plaza, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape
Current Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Plaza, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Main Street Historic District
(added 1995 - Rutherford County - #95001419)
Also known as See Also:Rutherford County Courthouse
Roughly bounded by Taylor, Court, Washington and W. Third Sts., Rutherfordton
(108 acres, 43 buildings, 1 object)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Milburn, Heister & Company, Asbury, Louis H.
Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Early Commercial
Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private , Local Gov't , Federal
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: City Hall, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Monument/Marker, Post Office, Specialty Store
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Monument/Marker, Plaza, Specialty Store

Main Street Historic District (Boundary Expansion)
(added 2004 - Rutherford County - #04000585)
Also known as Florence Mill
186 Mill St., Forest City
(50 acres, 4 buildings, 1 structure)
Historic Significance: Event
Area of Significance: Industry
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility
Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use

Pine Gables
(added 1999 - Rutherford County - #99001445)
Also known as Logan House
328 Boys Camp Rd., Lake Lure
(93 acres, 10 buildings, 3 structures)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style: Queen Anne
Area of Significance: Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic, Government, Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Natural Feature, Post Office, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function: Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function: Natural Feature, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

Washburn Historic District
(added 2002 - Rutherford County - #02000056)
2401,2426,2436 Bostic-Sunshine Hwy, 1391,1392 Andrews Mill Rd., 126-156, 157 Salem Church Rd., Bostic
(630 acres, 14 buildings, 1 structure)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style: Other, Classical Revival
Area of Significance: Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function: Animal Facility, Department Store, Mortuary, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function: Animal Facility, Department Store, Mortuary, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling


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