Architectural style Commercial Style Area 9 ha Added to NRHP 19 May 2014 | NRHP Reference # 14000228 Year built 1896 | |
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Location Roughly bounded by 13th & E. Alabama Sts., E. & W. Virginia, E. Alabama & W. Pennsylvania Aves., Bessemer City, North Carolina | ||
Bessemer City Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina. It encompasses 23 contributing buildings and 10 contributing structures in the central business district of Bessemer City. The buildings were built between after 1896, and include one- and two-story commercial buildings and two large and sprawling textile mill complexes. Notable buildings include the Whetstone Cotton Mills-Huss Manufacturing Company-Algodon Manufacturing Division of Pyramid Mills (1903, 1909, c. 1960), Southern Cotton Mills-Osage Manufacturing Company (1895, 1896, c. 1905, c. 1935, c. 1960), Gamble Hardware (c. 1945), Central Drug Store (1927, 1960s), Winn-Dixie Grocery (c. 1926), Shulman’s Department Store (c. 1920; c. 1940; c. 1960), and Kincaid Service Station and Pontiac Dealership (1932, c. 1937, c. 1960).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.