Nashville Historic District (Nashville, North Carolina)
Nashville Historic District is a national historic district located at Nashville, Nash County, North Carolina. It encompasses 142 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in the rural county seat of Nashville. The buildings primarily date between 1890 and 1930, and include notable examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Bissette-Cooley House and Nash County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include Joyner's Recreation (c. 1905), Graphic Building (c. 1900), Baldy Batchelor Livery Stable (c. 1900), Weldon's Department Store (1913), Nashville Fire Department (1930), Ricks-Strickland House (1890s), Squire Harper House (1868), two metal-veneered "Lustron houses," Neville-Strickland House (1907), Primitive Baptist Church, First Methodist Church (1923), and former Baptist Church.[2]
Nashville Historic District | |
 Washington Street near the county courthouse | |
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| Location | Roughly 100-400 W. Washington and 100-300 E. Washington Sts., Nashville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°58′20″N 77°57′54″W |
| Area | 60 acres (24 ha) |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architect | Stout, John C.; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne, L-plan |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001185[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 22, 1987 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Richard Mattson (January 1987). "Nashville Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
