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Siler City Commercial Historic District

Coordinates: 35°43′23″N 79°27′50″W / 35.72306°N 79.46389°W / 35.72306; -79.46389
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Siler City Commercial Historic District
Siler City Commercial Historic District, March 2007
Siler City Commercial Historic District is located in North Carolina
Siler City Commercial Historic District
Siler City Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
Siler City Commercial Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Second Ave., Birch Ave., Third St. and Beaver St., Siler City, North Carolina
Coordinates35°43′23″N 79°27′50″W / 35.72306°N 79.46389°W / 35.72306; -79.46389
Area6.2 acres (2.5 ha)
Built1897 (1897)
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.00000841[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 2000

Siler City Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Siler City, Chatham County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 45 contributing buildings in the central business district of Siler City. They are primarily one- and two-story brick buildings dated between 1897 and 1945. Located in the district is the separately listed Hotel Hadley. Other notable buildings include the Farmers Alliance Store (1909), Edwards-Wren Building (1906), Chatham Bank (1913), Wren Building (1912), former Siler City Furniture Building (1928), Colonial Revival style United States Post Office (1940), Phillips Office Supplies Building, Thorpe and Associates Building, and Fred C. Justice Building.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[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. ^ Beth Keane and Kaye Graybeal (August 1999). "Siler City Commercial Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.