Mount Gilead Downtown Historic District

Main St. from First Ave. to 106 and 117 S. Main St., and the 100 blks of West Allenton St., Mt. Gilead, North Carolina. County/parish: Montgomery.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 23, 2005. NRIS 05001447.

25 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

Mount Gilead Downtown Historic District

Mount Gilead Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Mount Gilead, Montgomery County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 25 contributing buildings in the central business district of Mount Gilead. It was developed between 1900 and 1955 and includes notable examples of Early Commercial and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Harris Building (1916), Mt. Gilead Town Hall and Annex (1939, 1955, 1960), Mt. Gilead Post Office (1910), First United Methodist Church (1910, 1960), First Baptist Church (1919), Randolph Knitting Company (1910), and Kennedy's Taxi Stand (1920s).

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

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721419