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Bessemer City Downtown Historic District

Coordinates: 35°17′02″N 81°17′03″W / 35.28389°N 81.28417°W / 35.28389; -81.28417
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Bessemer City Downtown Historic District
Central Drug Store, Former Rex Theater & 106-108 W. Virginia Avenue, 2016
Bessemer City Downtown Historic District is located in North Carolina
Bessemer City Downtown Historic District
Bessemer City Downtown Historic District is located in the United States
Bessemer City Downtown Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by 13th & E. Alabama Sts., E. & W. Virginia, E. Alabama & W. Pennsylvania Aves., Bessemer City, North Carolina
Coordinates35°17′02″N 81°17′03″W / 35.28389°N 81.28417°W / 35.28389; -81.28417
Area23 acres (9.3 ha)
Built1896 (1896)
Architectural styleCommercial Style
NRHP reference No.14000228[1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 2014

The Bessemer City Downtown Historic District is a national historic district in Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina. It encompasses 23 contributing buildings and 10 contributing structures in Bessemer City's central business district. The buildings were built between after 1896, and include one- and two-story commercial buildings and two large, sprawling textile mill complexes. Notable buildings include:

  • Whetstone Cotton Mills-Huss Manufacturing Company-Algodon Manufacturing Division of Pyramid Mills (1903, 1909, c. 1960)
  • Southern Cotton Mills-Osage Manufacturing Company (1895, 1896, c. 1905, c. 1935, c. 1960)
  • Gamble Hardware (c. 1945)
  • Central Drug Store (1927, 1960s)
  • Winn-Dixie Grocery (c. 1926)
  • Shulman's Department Store (c. 1920; c. 1940; c. 1960)
  • Kincaid Service Station and Pontiac Dealership (1932, c. 1937, c. 1960).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/29/14 through 5/23/14. National Park Service. May 30, 2014.
  2. ^ Laura A. W. Phillips (December 2013). "Bessemer City Downtown Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.