{"nrhp_refnum":"95001179","name":"Wallace Commercial Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Southerland, College, Boney and Raleigh Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wallace","county":"Duplin County","state":"NC","lat":34.735519088000046,"lon":-77.9929840832956,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-10-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A commercial historic district forming the core of Wallace, a railroad and agricultural town in southern Duplin County, North Carolina, with mostly brick one- and two-story buildings dating from about 1890 to 1945.","why_significant":"The district records the growth of a railroad market town fueled by strawberry and produce shipping after the Wilmington and Weldon line expanded. Its closely massed brick commercial buildings are unified by notable brickwork. It also includes the county's only railroad depot still on its original site.","narrative":"Wallace's commercial core grew along the Atlantic Coast Line tracks in southern Duplin County, North Carolina. The district covers 67 buildings, of which 55 contribute, laid out on a street grid around Main and Railroad streets. Most are one- and two-story brick stores built between about 1890 and 1945, with corbeled cornices, pilasters, dentil courses and patterned panels above altered storefronts. Other resources include a 1890s Queen Anne frame depot and freight warehouse, car dealerships, filling stations, cotton and wholesale buildings, and a 1941 post office designed by Louis Simon. The town developed after a right of way was donated about 1838 for the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Later, strawberry growing and produce shipping brought prosperity and a building boom. The district was found significant for its commerce, community development and architecture, with a period of significance running from about 1838 to 1945. Later development has stayed east of the district, so it keeps its historic character.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1838-1945","architect_builder":"Boney, Leslie N., Sr., architect; Simon, Louis, architect; Blanton, George, mason","architectural_style":"Queen Anne, Commercial Style, Moderne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Current functions listed include specialty stores, business and a vacant/not in use category; the railroad tracks within the district are not in railway service.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:49.98862-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/93/7176/47717693/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/95001179.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717693","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Commercial_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18394375"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/duplin-county/wallace-commercial-historic-district-95001179/"}