Downtown Garner Historic District

Downtown Garner Historic District
Location Roughly Garner Rd. and Main St. from New Rand Rd. to Broughton St., Garner, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°42′27″N 78°36′25″W / 35.70750°N 78.60694°W / 35.70750; -78.60694Coordinates: 35°42′27″N 78°36′25″W / 35.70750°N 78.60694°W / 35.70750; -78.60694
Area 44 acres (18 ha)
Built 1883 (1883)
Architect Bryan, Andrew
Architectural style Classical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 89002157[1]
Added to NRHP December 21, 1989

Downtown Garner Historic District, also known as Garner's Station, is a national historic district located at Garner, Wake County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 62 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Garner. The district developed between about 1883 and 1940 and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Classical Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the Garner Depot (c. 1902), (former) Garner High School (1923), Hayes Chapel Christian Church (c. 1870), H. D. Rand Store (c. 1895), Bank of Garner Building (c. 1910), Section Foreman's Bouse (c. 1897), Joe Broughton Bouse, J. J. Bagwell House, W. L. Brooks House (c. 1912), and D. B. Buffaloe House (1923).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. David R. Black (September 1989). "Downtown Garner Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 10, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.