Old Fort Commercial Historic District

Old Fort Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Old Fort Railroad Depot, April 2014
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Location	Roughly bounded by E. Main, Spring, Commerce & W. Main Sts., Old Fort, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°37′45″N 82°10′53″W
Area	9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built	1894 (1894)-1960
Architectural style	Commercial Style, Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Art Moderne
NRHP reference No.	11000257[1]
Added to NRHP	April 29, 2011

Old Fort Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 11 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Old Fort. It includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival and Art Moderne architecture built between 1894 and 1960. Notable buildings include the Bank of Old Fort (c. 1895), Rockett Motors (c. 1940), Roxy Theatre (1946, c. 1962), and Railroad Depot (1894).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/25/11 through 4/29/11. National Park Service. May 6, 2011.
2. Sybil H. Argintar (December 2010). "Old Fort Commercial Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.