Central Shelby Historic District

Central Shelby Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Former Cleveland County Courthouse

Location	Roughly Washington St. from Gidney to Sumter;Graham and Warren St to Morgan;and Marion St.from Washington St to Thompson; also roughly bounded by E. Elm, S. Lafayette, Blanton, N. Thompson, W. Sumter, N. Lafayette, Kendal, and S. Dekalb Sts. Shelby, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°17′17″N 81°32′33″W / 35.28806°N 81.54250°W / 35.28806; -81.54250Coordinates: 35°17′17″N 81°32′33″W / 35.28806°N 81.54250°W / 35.28806; -81.54250
Area	170.5 acres (69.0 ha)
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference #	83001841, 02000963 (Boundary Increase)^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 23, 1983, September 14, 2002 (Boundary Increase)

Central Shelby Historic District is a national historic district located at Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. It encompasses 229 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Shelby. The district is centered on the Cleveland County Courthouse (1907) and public square, established in 1841. The district includes representative examples of Colonial Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman architectural styles. The district includes the separately listed courthouse, Masonic Temple Building, and Webbley. Other notable buildings include the Webb House, Wells House, Fulenwider-Ebeltoft House, Dr. S. S. Royster House, Bateman House, Washburn Block, city hall and firehouse (1911), Royster Building (1910), First Baptist Church, Ascension Lutheran Church (1932), and Southern Railway Freight Depot (c. 1920).^[2]^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, with a boundary increase in 2002.^[1]

Photos

Rogers Theater
Shelby City Hall
Shelby First Baptist Church

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Genevieve and Timothy Keller (January 1983). "Central Shelby Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
↑ Sybil Argintar Bowers (April 2001). "Central Shelby Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina

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