Central School Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Central School Historic District

Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina
Listed
May 17, 2001
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
01000513

About this property

Central School Historic District is a national historic district located at Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina. It encompasses 52 contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures in a residential section of Kings Mountain. The houses date between about 1870 and 1950, and include representative examples of the Second Empire and Queen Anne architectural styles. Notable nonresidential buildings are the Second Southern Railway Depot (1925), St. Matthew's Lutheran Church (1921, 1950), First Presbyterian Church (1936), and Central·High School (1933). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Location

Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina
35.24339, -81.34290

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTTRANSPORTATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Southern Railway Company Overhead Bridge
Industrial
0.2 mi
King Street Overhead Bridge
Industrial
0.2 mi
Mauney, Jacob S., Memorial Library and Teacher's Home
Industrial
0.3 mi
United States Post Office
Industrial
0.4 mi
Davidson Elementary School
Industrial
0.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of King's Mountain
1780Revolutionary War
8.1 mi
Battle of Kings Mountain (SC)
1780Revolutionary War
8.2 mi
Battle of King's Mountain Oct 7 1780
1780Revolutionary War
13.4 mi

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When was Central School Historic District listed on the National Register?

Central School Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Central School Historic District?

Central School Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Central School Historic District?

The period of significance for Central School Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1870.

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