Elm City Municipal Historic District

Elm City Municipal Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Roughly bounded by North, Pender and Branch, Wilson, and Anderson Sts., Elm City, North Carolina
Coordinates	35.80745°N 77.86115°W / 35.80745; -77.86115
Area	43 acres (17 ha)
Built	1873 (1873)
Architect	Rackley, Claudius C.; Et al.
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Early Commercial, Victorian Cottage
MPS	Wilson MRA
NRHP reference No.	86000770[1]
Added to NRHP	February 13, 1986

Elm City Municipal Historic District is a national historic district located at Elm City, Wilson County, North Carolina. It encompasses 85 contributing buildings in the railroad town of Lucama. The district developed between about 1873 to 1930 and includes notable examples of Classical Revival, Early Commercial, and Victorian style architecture. Notable buildings include the Batts & Williams Store (1884), G. A. Barnes Store (1912), Dawes Building (1914), Elm City Bank (1920s), Holden House (c. 1875), A. C. Dixon House, G. A. Barnes House (c. 1895-1905), W. G. Sharpe House (c. 1911), Dr. Robert Putney, Sr., House (c. 1919-1920), and L. C. Cobb House (1927).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Kate Ohno (November 1981). "Elm City Municipal Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 1, 2015.