Varina Commercial Historic District

Historic district in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Varina Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

35°35′34″N 78°47′40″W / 35.59278°N 78.79444°W / 35.59278; -78.79444
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1899 (1899)
Architect	Hairr, A.Y.
NRHP reference No.	89002351^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 31, 1990

Varina Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 12 contributing buildings in the central business district of Fuquay-Varina. The district developed between about 1899 and 1926, and includes notable examples of early-20th century commercial architecture. Notable buildings include the Union Station (c. 1910), Varina Hotel (c. 1925), Bank of Varina (c. 1914), Varina Garage and Machine Company Building (c. 1918), Drug Store (c. 1917), and Bank of Varina (1926).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ David R. Black (May 1989). "Varina Commercial Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.