Union Street North-Cabarrus Avenue Commercial Historic District
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Seventeen commercial buildings and a parking lot cluster around the intersection of Union Street and Cabarrus Avenue in Concord, the Cabarrus County seat. Most are brick, built between about 1905 and 1952, and many follow a standard commercial design with corbelled cornices and decorative brickwork. Their significance rests on the commercial growth that followed Concord's textile-driven expansion, when the population rose from about 800 in 1870 to nearly 8,000 in 1900. The district also held the town's main entertainment venues from the 1920s. The Concord National Bank-Hotel Concord, a six-story Beaux Arts building opened in 1926 and designed by William L. Stoddard, is its architectural centerpiece. The 1925 Concord Theatre has a richly plastered ceiling, and the Concord Telephone Company Exchange Building has an Art Deco facade dating to 1932.
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| Period of significance | ca. 1905-1953 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Commercial Style; Beaux Arts; Art Deco |
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation |
| Acreage | 3.5 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Union Street North-Cabarrus Avenue Commercial Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.