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East Main Street Historic District (Forest City, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°19′56″N 81°51′16″W / 35.33222°N 81.85444°W / 35.33222; -81.85444
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East Main Street Historic District
317 E. Main St., 2016
East Main Street Historic District (Forest City, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
East Main Street Historic District (Forest City, North Carolina)
East Main Street Historic District (Forest City, North Carolina) is located in the United States
East Main Street Historic District (Forest City, North Carolina)
LocationRoughly along parts of Arlington St., Carolina Ave., N. Magnolia St., S. Magnolia St., E. Main St., McBrayer Court, Forest City, North Carolina
Coordinates35°19′56″N 81°51′16″W / 35.33222°N 81.85444°W / 35.33222; -81.85444
Area42 acres (17 ha)
Built1914 (1914)
ArchitectRoberts, Leah Range; Leemon, Clarence M.
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.05001450[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 2005

East Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It encompasses 115 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Forest City. The district developed after 1914, and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed T. Max Watson House. Other notable buildings include the Brown-Griffith House (1923), Dr. W. C. Bostic Jr. House (1926), John W. and Bertha M. Dalton House (1939), J. H. Thomas House (1922), and the Marley Sigmon House (1962).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Heather Fearnbach (March 2005). "East Main Street Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.