Efird Building is a historic commercial building located at

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. It was built in 1919, and is a three-story,

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style building. The front facade is sheathed in white enamelled

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tile. It housed a branch of Efird's Department Store based in

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. It was added to the

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in 1984. It is located in the

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Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Gothic Revival architecture in North Carolina Commercial buildings completed in 1919 Buildings and structures in Burlington, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Alamance County, North Carolina Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in North Carolina {{AlamanceCountyNC-NRHP-stub