Weldon Historic District
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Weldon Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by US 301, Woodlawn Ave., Cedar St., 8th and 9th Sts., and CSX RR tracks, Weldon, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°25′28″N 77°35′51″W / 36.42444°N 77.59750°WCoordinates: 36°25′28″N 77°35′51″W / 36.42444°N 77.59750°W |
| Area | 109 acres (44 ha) |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architect | Aladdin Company; Bottomly, William Lawrence, et al. |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 96000565[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 23, 1996 |
Weldon Historic District is a national historic district located at Weldon, Halifax County, North Carolina. It encompasses 256 contributing buildings, 2 contributing structures, and 9 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of the town of Weldon. The district includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. The district overlaps the Roanoke Canal Historic District. Notable buildings include the Larkin-Hart House (c. 1871), Ashley L. Stainback House c. (1879), Smith-Dickens House (1901-1902), DeLeon F. Green House (1934) designed by William Lawrence Bottomley, Emry-Zollicoffer Building (1877), Bank of Weldon Building (c. 1895), George C. Green Building/Bank of Halifax Building (1915), Weldon Grocery Company Building (1913), (former) Weldon Town Hall (1893), United States Post Office (1938), Weldon Freight Depot (c. 1840), Coca-Cola Bottling Company (1925), and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Embankment and Viaduct.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Tom Butchko (March 1996). "Weldon Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
