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Weldon Historic District

Coordinates: 36°25′28″N 77°35′51″W / 36.42444°N 77.59750°W / 36.42444; -77.59750
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Weldon Historic District
Smith-Dickens House
Weldon Historic District is located in North Carolina
Weldon Historic District
Weldon Historic District is located in the United States
Weldon Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by US 301, Woodlawn Ave., Cedar St., 8th and 9th Sts., and CSX RR tracks, Weldon, North Carolina
Coordinates36°25′28″N 77°35′51″W / 36.42444°N 77.59750°W / 36.42444; -77.59750
Area109 acres (44 ha)
Built1882 (1882)
ArchitectAladdin Company; Bottomly, William Lawrence, et al.
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.96000565[1]
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1996

Weldon Historic District is a national historic district located at Weldon, Halifax County, North Carolina. It encompasses 256 contributing buildings, 2 contributing structures, and 9 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of the town of Weldon. The district includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. The district overlaps the Roanoke Canal Historic District. Notable buildings include the Larkin-Hart House (c. 1871), Ashley L. Stainback House c. (1879), Smith-Dickens House (1901-1902), DeLeon F. Green House (1934) designed by William Lawrence Bottomley, Emry-Zollicoffer Building (1877), Bank of Weldon Building (c. 1895), George C. Green Building/Bank of Halifax Building (1915), Weldon Grocery Company Building (1913), (former) Weldon Town Hall (1893), United States Post Office (1938), Weldon Freight Depot (c. 1840), Coca-Cola Bottling Company (1925), and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Embankment and Viaduct.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Tom Butchko (March 1996). "Weldon Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.