Main Street Historic District (Marion, North Carolina)
The Main Street Historic District is a 21-acre (8.5 ha) national historic district located at Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. In 1991, it included 36 buildings deemed to contribute to the historic character of the area and one other contributing site.[1]
Main Street Historic District | |
 McDowell County Courthouse | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by US 70 and Garden, State and Logan Sts., Marion, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°41′4″N 82°0′35″W |
| Area | 21 acres (8.5 ha) |
| Built | 1894 |
| Architect | Stillwell, Erle |
| Architectural style | Chicago, Classical Revival, Commercial Style |
| MPS | Downtown Marion MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000292[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 1991 |
Specifically included in the Main Street Historic District are: four churches: St. John's Episcopal Church (1882), First Baptist (1914), First Presbyterian (1923), and St. Matthew's Lutheran Church (1935); two former hotels: the Eagle Hotel, which survived the 1894 fire, and the Hotel Marianna (1910); a bank on Main Street built in 1903; the McDowell County Courthouse, which was constructed in 1928; the Marion Depot (1860s), which is the oldest surviving depot on the Western Rail Line; the Public Library (1937), which was originally built as a post office; and the Marion Community Building, built in 1937.[2][3] Projects are currently underway to revitalize the downtown area as well as to maintain and restore the character of the long-standing buildings.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Sybil Argintar Bowers (August 1990). "Main Street Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- Sybil Argintar Bowers (September 1994). "Main Street Historic District (Additional documentation)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
