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Elm City Municipal Historic District

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MPS
  
Wilson MRA

Area
  
17 ha

Added to NRHP
  
13 February 1986

NRHP Reference #
  
86000770

Year built
  
1873

Elm City Municipal Historic District

Location
  
Roughly bounded by North, Pender and Branch, Wilson, and Anderson Sts., Elm City, North Carolina

Architect
  
Rackley, Claudius C.; Et al.

Architectural style
  
Classical Revival, Early Commercial, Victorian Cottage

Elm City Municipal Historic District is a national historic district located at Elm City, Wilson County, North Carolina. It encompasses 85 contributing buildings in the railroad town of Lucama. The district developed between about 1873 to 1930 and includes notable examples of Classical Revival, Early Commercial, and Victorian style architecture. Notable buildings include the Batts & Williams Store (1884), G. A. Barnes Store (1912), Dawes Building (1914), Elm City Bank (1920s), Holden House (c. 1875), A. C. Dixon House, G. A. Barnes House (c. 1895-1905), W. G. Sharpe House (c. 1911), Dr. Robert Putney, Sr., House (c. 1919-1920), and L. C. Cobb House (1927).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

References

Elm City Municipal Historic District Wikipedia