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Wadesboro Downtown Historic District

Coordinates: 34°57′57″N 80°4′37″W / 34.96583°N 80.07694°W / 34.96583; -80.07694
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Wadesboro Downtown Historic District
Anson County Courthouse, included in the district
Wadesboro Downtown Historic District is located in North Carolina
Wadesboro Downtown Historic District
Wadesboro Downtown Historic District is located in the United States
Wadesboro Downtown Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Martin, Rutherford, Morgan, Lee, and Brent Sts., Wadesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates34°57′57″N 80°4′37″W / 34.96583°N 80.07694°W / 34.96583; -80.07694
Area32 acres (13 ha)
Built1783
ArchitectWheeler & Stern; et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.99000425[1]
Added to NRHPApril 1, 1999
Calvary Episcopal Church

The Wadesboro Downtown Historic District is a 32-acre (13 ha) national historic district located at Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina. It included 81 contributing buildings, one contributing structure and one contributing object (Confederate Memorial Monument) in the governmental and commercial core of the City of Wadesboro. It includes work by architects Wheeler & Stern. Notable buildings include the Anson County Courthouse (1914), U.S. Post Office, the Boggan-Hammond House and Alexander Little Wing, the Burns Inn (now the Leavitt Funeral Home), Parsons Pharmacy, Leak's Hardware Company Building, and the Ansonia Theater.[1][2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Richard L. Mattson and Frances P. Alexander (n.d.). "Wadesboro Downtown Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.