NRHP Reference # 87001422 Added to NRHP 23 October 1987 | Area 1 ha | |
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Location 622-656 Washington & 634 Monroe Sts., Eden, North Carolina Architect Simon, Louis A.; Et al. Architectural style Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival | ||
Leaksville Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It encompasses 12 contributing buildings in the central business district of the town of Eden. It includes buildings dated between about 1885 and 1939, and notable examples of Greek Revival, Classical Revival, and Colonial Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include a house built about 1840, the Realty Building (1924-1925), Leaksville Mercantile Building (c. 1890), Carter-Moir Hardware/Smith-Lane Store (c. 1880), the Fagg-King Building (c. 1910), Mitchell's Drug Store (1936), DeHart Building (1938), and United States Post Office (1939) designed by noted architect Louis A. Simon and built as a Works Progress Administration project.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.