Clinton Commercial Historic District (Clinton, North Carolina)

Clinton Commercial Historic District
Location Roughly bounded bu Vance, Elizabeth, Wall, and Sampson Sts., Clinton, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°59′51″N 78°19′28″W / 34.99750°N 78.32444°W / 34.99750; -78.32444Coordinates: 34°59′51″N 78°19′28″W / 34.99750°N 78.32444°W / 34.99750; -78.32444
Area 30 acres (12 ha)
Built 1902 (1902)
Architect Markley, R.R.; Simon, Louis A.
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP Reference # 02000568[1]
Added to NRHP May 30, 2002

Clinton Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 67 contributing buildings and 4 contributing objects in the central business district of Clinton. It developed between about 1902 and 1951, and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Classical Revival architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Bethune-Powell Buildings, Clinton Depot, and Johnson Building. Other notable buildings include the Sampson County Courthouse (1904, 1937-1939), Bank of Sampson (1902), Henry Vann Building (1924), William's Building (c. 1935), DuBose Building (1938), and U. S. Post Office (1936) designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Beth Keane (August 2001). "Clinton Commercial Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-04-01.


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