Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District

Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District

Spruce Pine Clock and Welcome Sign, August 2008
Location Roughly bounded by Oak Ave., Locust St., Topaz St., and NC 226, Spruce Pines, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°54′58″N 82°4′12″W / 35.91611°N 82.07000°W / 35.91611; -82.07000Coordinates: 35°54′58″N 82°4′12″W / 35.91611°N 82.07000°W / 35.91611; -82.07000
Area 9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built c. 1909 (1909)-1953
Architectural style Early Commercial, Tudor Revival, et al
NRHP Reference # 03000855[1]
Added to NRHP August 28, 2003

Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District is a national historic district located at Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 33 contributing buildings in the central business district of Spruce Pine. It was developed between 1909 and 1953, and includes notable examples of Early Commercial and Tudor Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Gunter Building. Other notable buildings include the Spruce Pine Depot (1909), Crystal Place (1937), (former) Town Hall (1940), and Day's Drug Store (1950).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Sybil Argintar Bowers (May 2003). "Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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