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Raeford Historic District

Coordinates: 34°58′42″N 79°13′22″W / 34.97833°N 79.22278°W / 34.97833; -79.22278
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Raeford Historic District
Bank of Raeford (1911), Raeford Historic District, March 2007
Raeford Historic District is located in North Carolina
Raeford Historic District
Raeford Historic District is located in the United States
Raeford Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Jackson St., E. Central Ave., the Aberdeen and Rockfish, and E and W Elwood Ave., Raeford, North Carolina
Coordinates34°58′42″N 79°13′22″W / 34.97833°N 79.22278°W / 34.97833; -79.22278
Area23 acres (9.3 ha)
Built1897 (1897)
ArchitectDew, Marcus
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.06000690[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 2006

Raeford Historic District is a national historic district in Raeford, Hoke County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 48 contributing buildings and two contributing structures in the central business district of Raeford. The commercial and institutional buildings, residences, and transportation-related resources include notable examples of Queen Anne- and Colonial Revival-style architecture built after 1897. Notable buildings include the B. R. and Margaret Gatlin House (c. 1903), J.W. and Christina McLauchlin House (c. 1905), Raeford Furniture Company (c. 1925), Hoke Drug (c. 1911), Bank of Raeford (1911), Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Passenger Depot (c. 1910, 1942), Johnson-Thomas Building (c. 1900, 1955), and Davis Sinclair Station (c. 1956).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[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. ^ Sarah Woodard David and Jennifer F. Martin (May 2006). "Raeford Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.