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Rutherford County is a county in the southwestern area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,444. [1] Its county seat is Rutherfordton. [2] Rutherford County comprises the Forest City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below. [1]
Gilbert Town Historic District is an archaeological site listed in the National Register of Historic Places located in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. From 1776 to 1783, Gilbert Town was an important trading center and served as a camp for both Patriot and Loyalist forces during the American Revolutionary War. Gilbert Town ...
Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina.It encompasses 61 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of Forest City.
Henderson County and Rutherford County: William Polk (1758–1834), officer in the American Revolutionary War and first president of the State Bank of North Carolina 20,060: 238 sq mi (616 km 2) Randolph County: 151: Asheboro: 1779: Guilford County: Peyton Randolph (c. 1721 –1755), the first President of the Continental Congress: 147,458: 790 ...
The town of Rutherfordton was founded in 1787 to serve as the new seat of Rutherford County, taking over from Gilbert Town. Its foundation was planned by a committee appointed by the General Assembly of North Carolina. The committee purchased 50 acres of land [6] on Cleghorn Creek from landowner James Adair. The plots included a hill safe from ...
Other notable contributing buildings include the U.S. Post Office (1931), the Norris Public Library (1933), (former) Rutherford County Jail, Commercial National Bank, Keeter Hardware Company Building, Geer Commercial Building, Southern Hotel Company Building, Geer-Warlick Motor Company Building, and City Hall (1925) designed by Milburn, Heister ...
Washburn Historic District is a national historic district located near Bostic, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It encompasses 17 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the crossroads community of Washburn. It developed after 1915, and includes notable examples of Classical Revival style architecture. The principal historic ...