Canton Main Street Historic District

Canton Main Street Historic District
Location Bounded roughly by Park St., Main St., Bridge St., and Adams St., Canton, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°31′59″N 82°50′19″W / 35.53306°N 82.83861°W / 35.53306; -82.83861Coordinates: 35°31′59″N 82°50′19″W / 35.53306°N 82.83861°W / 35.53306; -82.83861
Area 14 acres (5.7 ha)
Built 1908
Architect Benton & Benton; et al.
Architectural style Early Commercial, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
NRHP Reference # 05000958[1]
Added to NRHP September 7, 2005

The Canton Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina. It includes 34 contributing buildings and one other contributing structure and includes architecture by Benton & Benton. It includes Early Commercial architecture and Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Colonial Theater. Other notable buildings include the P L & S Building (1932), Champion Fibre Company Office Building (1918), Champion Bank and Trust (c. 1925), Imperial Hotel (c. 1885; additions 1916 and 1925), and the former United States Post Office (1939).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Sybil Argintar Bowers (n.d.). "Canton Main Street Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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