Columbia Historic District (Columbia, North Carolina)

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Columbia Historic District
Columbia Historic District, Main Street.jpg
Columbia Historic District, Main Street, March 2015
Columbia Historic District (Columbia, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Columbia Historic District (Columbia, North Carolina)
Columbia Historic District (Columbia, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Columbia Historic District (Columbia, North Carolina)
LocationRoughly bounded by the Scuppernong R., US 64, Road St. and Howard St., Columbia, North Carolina
Coordinates35°55′5″N 76°15′8″W / 35.91806°N 76.25222°W / 35.91806; -76.25222Coordinates: 35°55′5″N 76°15′8″W / 35.91806°N 76.25222°W / 35.91806; -76.25222
Area35 acres (14 ha)
Built1903 (1903)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleMultiple
NRHP reference No.94000219[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1994

Columbia Historic District is a national historic district located at Columbia, Tyrrell County, North Carolina. It encompasses 119 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Columbia. The district developed between about 1880 and 1944 and includes examples of a variety of popular architecture styles. Located in the district is the separately listed Tyrrell County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include Snell's Inn (c. 1910), Columbia Garage (c. 1930), Columbia Christian Church (c. 1905), McClees-Coffield House (c. 1880), Combs-Hussey House (c. 1900), Frederick L. W. Cohoon House (c. 1904), Columbia Baptist Church (1905), W. J. White Building (1931-1932), Columbian Theatre (c. 1935), Wesley United Methodist Church (1912), St. Andrews Episcopal Church (1909), Tyrrell County Jail (c. 1910), Merchants and Farmers Bank / East Carolina Bank (c. 1905), Tyrrell County Bank (c. 1930), and Columbia Theatre (c. 1900).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (November 1993). "Columbia Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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