{"nrhp_refnum":"83001905","name":"Bank of Pee Dee Building","other_names":["Economy Auto Supply"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"201 E. Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rockingham","county":"Richmond County","state":"NC","lat":34.94014914300004,"lon":-79.77339228699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Economics","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story red brick commercial bank building at the northeast corner of Hancock and E. Washington streets in downtown Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina, built between 1904 and 1905.","why_significant":"The building is argued to be one of the least altered and best preserved commercial structures in downtown Rockingham. It housed the first established bank in Rockingham and is tied to its founding president, Thomas C. Leak, Sr., an industrial and commercial figure. Its pedimented front and detailing are unique in the local commercial district and reflect early 1900s growth driven by the textile industry.","narrative":"Built between 1904 and 1905 at the corner of Hancock and E. Washington streets, this two-story red brick building housed the Bank of Pee Dee, the first established bank in Rockingham. Its pedimented front, rusticated first-story piers, Doric entablature, brick quoins and granite belt course make it distinctive among the city's commercial buildings. The bank was chartered in 1891 and led by Thomas C. Leak, Sr., a landowner who helped organize several local textile mills. After the earlier Richmond Hotel location burned in 1904, the new building replaced it. The bank closed in December 1930, and the building later held a cafe and a Greek restaurant before becoming an auto supply store. Teller cages are gone, and a 1960s dropped ceiling covers the original pressed tin ceiling, though plank floors and beaded ceilings upstairs remain. It was listed for its architecture and its link to Leak and Rockingham's early 1900s growth.","period_of_significance":"1900-1905","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early twentieth century commercial architecture","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Used as an auto supply store; upper floor used for storage. Condition listed as good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:50.03989-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/43/7183/47718343/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/83001905.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001905/0d8850400c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001905/0d8850400c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mauser1488","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bank_of_Pee_Dee_Building2.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Mauser1488</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bank_of_Pee_Dee_Building2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718343","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Pee_Dee_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19865619"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/richmond-county/bank-of-pee-dee-building-83001905/"}