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Davidson Historic District

Davidson Historic District: Greek Revival, National Register listed 2009-06-01.

Black and white photograph of a row of two-storey brick commercial buildings along a main street, with 1980s cars parked at an angle at the kerb.
Davidson Historic District. Davidson College · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
AddressBounded by N. Main and Beaty Sts., Catawba Ave., Mocks and Concord Rds., Pat Stough and Dogwood Lns., Davidson College, Davidson
Architectural styleGreek Revival
National Registerref 09000381, listed 2009-06-01
Research depthdossier, independently sourced

What we established, and from where

  • The Davidson Historic District is in the separate town of Davidson, which took shape around the campus of Davidson College — not in Charlotte.

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  • The nomination places Davidson roughly twenty miles north of Charlotte.

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  • Before the Civil War the college owned most of the land that became the town and sold or leased lots from it.

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  • The lease on an 1848 Main Street store forbade the sale of intoxicating liquors.

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  • The town's name was shortened from Davidson College to Davidson in 1891.

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  • In the 1950s newly hired faculty commissioned modernist residences along Hillside Street.

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The primary source

The National Register nomination is the fullest account of this property that exists, written by a researcher and reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Office. The nomination (National Park Service).

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