National Register of Historic Places

Bethune-Powell Buildings

Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina
Listed
March 17, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86000580

About this property

Bethune-Powell Buildings are two historic commercial buildings located at Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina. They were built in 1902, and are two-story, brick buildings with decorative pressed metal sheathing and brick cornices on the front facade. The Bethune Building is six bays wide and the Powell Building three bays wide. The pressed metal sheathing features a robust pattern of colonnaded, arched garland friezes, and modillion cornice. The buildings were constructed following a fire that destroyed much of the Clinton commercial district. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. They are located in the Clinton Commercial Historic District.

Location

118--120 E. Main St.
Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina
34.99414, -78.32365

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Clinton Depot
Industrial
0 mi
Johnson Building
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0.2 mi
Graves-Stewart House
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0.3 mi
Clinton Commercial Historic District
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0.3 mi
West Main-North Chesnutt Streets Historic District
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0.4 mi

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When was Bethune-Powell Buildings listed on the National Register?

Bethune-Powell Buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Bethune-Powell Buildings?

Bethune-Powell Buildings is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bethune-Powell Buildings?

The period of significance for Bethune-Powell Buildings is recorded as the industrial era.

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