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Waxhaw Historic District

Coordinates: 34°55′25″N 80°44′39″W / 34.92361°N 80.74417°W / 34.92361; -80.74417
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Waxhaw Historic District
Waxhaw Historic District, March 2007
Waxhaw Historic District is located in North Carolina
Waxhaw Historic District
Waxhaw Historic District is located in the United States
Waxhaw Historic District
LocationPortions of Main, Broad, Church, Broom, Providence, Old Providence, Brevard and McKibben Sts., Waxhaw, North Carolina
Coordinates34°55′25″N 80°44′39″W / 34.92361°N 80.74417°W / 34.92361; -80.74417
Area71.5 acres (28.9 ha)
Built1888 (1888)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne, Commercial Style
NRHP reference No.91001773[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1991

The Waxhaw Historic District is a national historic district located at Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina. It encompasses 93 contributing buildings, 3 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Waxhaw. The district developed between about 1888 and 1940 and includes notable examples of Commercial Style, Queen Anne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the former Post Office (1905), Harris's store (c. 1920), Tyson Store (c. 1911), A.W. Heath Co. Mill (1905), R.J. Belk Company Store (c. 1894), A.W. Heath Company Stores (c. 1898), Weir Building (c. 1900), Plyler Building (c. 1907), Farmer's Ginning & Trading Company (c. 1915), McDonald Hotel (1912), Waxhaw Presbyterian Church (1929), Duncan McDonald House (c. 1888), and Ralph J. Belk House (c. 1885).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Patricia S. Dickinson (July 1991). "Waxhaw Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.