Bessemer City Downtown Historic District

Roughly bounded by 13th & E. Alabama Sts., E. & W. Virginia, E. Alabama & W. Pennsylvania Aves., Bessemer City, North Carolina. County/parish: Gaston.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 19, 2014. NRIS 14000228.

23 contributing buildings. 10 contributing structures.

From Wikipedia:

Bessemer City Downtown Historic District

The Bessemer City Downtown Historic District is a national historic district in Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina. It encompasses 23 contributing buildings and 10 contributing structures in Bessemer City's central business district. The buildings were built between after 1896, and include one- and two-story commercial buildings and two large, sprawling textile mill complexes. Notable buildings include:

• Whetstone Cotton Mills-Huss Manufacturing Company-Algodon Manufacturing Division of Pyramid Mills (1903, 1909, c. 1960)
• Southern Cotton Mills-Osage Manufacturing Company (1895, 1896, c. 1905, c. 1935, c. 1960)
• Gamble Hardware (c. 1945)
• Central Drug Store (1927, 1960s)
• Winn-Dixie Grocery (c. 1926)
• Shulman's Department Store (c. 1920; c. 1940; c. 1960)
• Kincaid Service Station and Pontiac Dealership (1932, c. 1937, c. 1960).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

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