Aberdeen Historic District is a national

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Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

Moore County, North Carolina Moore County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,727. Its county seat is Carthage and its largest municipality is the Village of Pinehurst. It is a border county between the Pi ...

. The district encompasses 101 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing structures in the town of Aberdeen. It was developed between 1880 and 1940 and includes notable examples of Queen Anne,

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style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed John Blue House. Other notable buildings include the Postmaster's House (c. 1880), Aberdeen and Asheboro Railroad Building (c. 1906), Page Memorial Library (1907), (former) Union Station (1906), Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad Building (1904), Bank of Aberdeen, Page Memorial United Methodist Church (1913), (former) Bethesda Presbyterian Church (1906-1907), and Faith Presbyterian Church (c. 1890). It was added to the

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in 1989.

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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Queen Anne architecture in North Carolina Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina Buildings and structures in Moore County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Moore County, North Carolina 1989 establishments in North Carolina {{MooreCountyNC-NRHP-stub