Monroe Downtown Historic District

Monroe Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Monroe, Union County, North Carolina. It encompasses 25 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Monroe. The district developed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and includes notable examples of Late Victorian and Classical Revival architecture styles. Located in the district is the separately listed Union County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Hotel Joffre Building (1917-1919), Bank of Union Building (1905-1906), Belk/Bundy Building (1911), Monroe Bank & Trust Company Building (1919-1920), Monroe Hardware Company Building (1928), and Secrest Building (1928).[2]

Monroe Downtown Historic District
Historic Secrest Building and Monroe Hardware Company, September 2012
LocationRoughly bounded by Jefferson, Church, Windsor & Stewart Sts., Monroe, North Carolina
Coordinates34°58′55″N 80°33′00″W
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
ArchitectHolt, Thomas; Et al.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Late Victorian, Late Victorian Eclectic
NRHP reference No.87002202[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 6, 1988

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. David R. Black (June 1987). "Monroe Downtown 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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