Downtown Burlington Historic District

Downtown Burlington Historic District is a national historic district located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It encompasses 40 contributing buildings in the central business district of Burlington, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

Downtown Burlington Historic District
Main Street, with the Atlantic B&T Building at left
Downtown Burlington Historic District is located in North Carolina
Downtown Burlington Historic District
Downtown Burlington Historic District is located in the United States
Downtown Burlington Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Morehead, S. Main, Davis, S. Worth, E. Webb and Spring Sts., Burlington, North Carolina
Coordinates36°05′33″N 79°26′18″W / 36.09250°N 79.43833°W / 36.09250; -79.43833
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built1892 (1892)
ArchitectCharles Hartmann
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.90001320[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 1990

The district includes commercial, industrial, and transportation-related buildings. The majority of the buildings are one to three-story brick commercial buildings dating to the mid-19th and early-20th centuries. Among the buildings located in the district are:

Other notable buildings include the former May Hosiery Mill, C. F. Neese Jewelers Building (1887), Strader Building (1913–1918), McClellan Stores Building (c. 1895), Troxler-Cammack Building (1908), and Morris Plan Bank Building (c. 1930).

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mary L. Reeb (April 1990). "Downtown Burlington Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.