Wadesboro Downtown Historic District

Wadesboro Downtown Historic District
Anson County Courthouse, included in the district
Location Roughly bounded by Martin, Rutherford, Morgan, Lee, and Brent Sts., Wadesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°57′57″N 80°4′37″W / 34.96583°N 80.07694°WCoordinates: 34°57′57″N 80°4′37″W / 34.96583°N 80.07694°W
Area 32 acres (13 ha)
Built 1783
Architect Wheeler & Stern; et al.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival
Governing body Federal
NRHP Reference # 99000425[1]
Added to NRHP April 1, 1999

The Wadesboro Downtown Historic District is a 32-acre (13 ha) national historic district located at Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina. It included 81 contributing buildings, one contributing structure and one contributing object (Confederate Memorial Monument) in the governmental and commercial core of the City of Wadesboro. It includes work by architects Wheeler & Stern. Notable buildings include the Anson County Courthouse (1914), U.S. Post Office, the Boggan-Hammond House and Alexander Little Wing, the Burns Inn (now the Leavitt Funeral Home), Parsons Pharmacy, Leak's Hardware Company Building, and the Ansonia Theater.[1][2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Richard L. Mattson and Frances P. Alexander (n.d.). "Wadesboro Downtown Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.