West Jefferson Historic District

West Jefferson Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by State St., 3rd Ave., 2nd St.& Wilton Ave., West Jefferson, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°24′7″N 81°29′32″W / 36.40194°N 81.49222°W / 36.40194; -81.49222Coordinates: 36°24′7″N 81°29′32″W / 36.40194°N 81.49222°W / 36.40194; -81.49222
Area 40 acres (16 ha)
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, et al.
NRHP Reference # 07001076[1]
Added to NRHP October 5, 2007

West Jefferson Historic District is a national historic district located at West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 50 contributing buildings in the central business district of West Jefferson. The district primarily includes one-story and two-story commercial buildings dating to the early- to mid-20th century. Notable buildings include the West Jefferson Hotel (1917), Graybeal's Rexall Drugstore Building (c. 1950), Parkway Theater (1939), Dr. Pepper Bottling Company building (c. 1940), First Baptist Church (1929), Benjamin Cornett House, and West Jefferson Depot.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Sherry Joines Wyatt (May 2007). "West Jefferson Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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