Henderson Central Business Historic District is a national historic district located at

Henderson Henderson may refer to: People *Henderson (surname), description of the surname, and a list of people with the surname *Clan Henderson, a Scottish clan Places Argentina *Henderson, Buenos Aires Australia *Henderson, Western Australia Canada * H ...

Vance County, North Carolina Vance County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,578. Its county seat is Henderson. Vance County comprises the Henderson, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included ...

. It encompasses 91 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of Henderson. The district developed between about 1881 and 1937 and includes notable examples of

Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...

and

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

architecture styles. Located in the district are the separately listed Henderson Fire Station and Municipal Building, Vance County Courthouse, and

Zollicoffer's Law Office Zollicoffer's Law Office is a historic office building located at Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1887, and is a two-story, two bay by two bay, brick building with Italianate style design elements. It is associated with ...

. Other notable buildings include the (former) First National Bank (1921), Davis Department Store (1886, 1911), P. H. Rose Building (1929, 1949), Gaston Railroad Depot (c. 1870), Pogue's Tobacco Works (c. 1880), J, A. Kelly Tobacco Prizehouse (c. 1888), (former) H. Leslie Perry Public Library (1924, 1950s), (former) United States Post Office (1911) designed by the

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under

James Knox Taylor James Knox Taylor (October 11, 1857 – August 27, 1929) was Supervising Architect of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1897 to 1912. His name is listed ''ex officio'' as supervising architect of hundreds of federal buildings bu ...

, O'Neil Building (1885, 1929), First United Methodist Church (1930), Holy Innocents Episcopal Church (1885, 1916, 1957), and First Presbyterian Church (1900, 1929, 1960). It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1987.

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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Romanesque Revival architecture in North Carolina Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina Buildings and structures in Vance County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Vance County, North Carolina {{UnionCountyNC-NRHP-stub