Fairmont Commercial Historic District

Historic district in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Fairmont Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

34°29′52″N 79°06′48″W / 34.49778°N 79.11333°W / 34.49778; -79.11333
Area	11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built	1898 (1898)
Architectural style	Modern Movement, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	10000163^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 7, 2010

Fairmont Commercial Historic District is a national historic district situated in Fairmont, Robeson County, North Carolina. This district encompasses 31 contributing buildings in the central business district of Fairmont. Constructed between approximately 1898 and 1960, these buildings showcase a variety of popular architectural styles, including Italianate and Modern Movement. Notable buildings include the Rawls Motor Company (1952), McDaniel Hardware (1949, c. 1954), Floyd and Floyd (1960), A. L. Jones Building (1912), Big Brick Warehouse (1931, c. 1940), and Fairmont Depot (1898).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Sybil H. Argintar (October 2009). "Fairmont Commercial Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.