North Carolina - Rowan County - Vacant / Not In Use
Rowan County North Carolina (Vacant / Not In Use) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Kerr Mill, Southern Railway Spencer Shops and Zion Lutheran Church, Bernhardt House and Bernhardt, George Matthias, House.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rowan County places including Southern Railway Co. and Frank A. Rankin. Prominent architectural styles found in Rowan Country are Colonial Revival, Italianate and Queen Anne.

Bernhardt House (added 1992 - - #92000701)
Also known as Bernhardt,Paul Mathias,House
305 E. Innes St. , Salisbury
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italian Villa, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Bernhardt, George Matthias, House (added 1982 - - #82001303)
S of Rockwell on SR 2361 , Rockwell
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use
Ellis Street Graded School Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000273)
Roughly bounded by Graig, Innes, Jackson, and Cemetery Sts. , Salisbury
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Rankin, Frank A.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Griffith-Sowers House (added 2009 - - #09000703)
5050 Statesville Boulevard , Salisbury
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bloxam, Percy
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Other, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Grubb--Sigmon--Weisiger House (added 1999 - - #99000198)
Also known as Grubb--Grimes--Sigmon House
213 McCoy Rd. , Salisbury
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Horticulture Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Henderson, Archibald, Law Office (added 1972 - - #72000993)
Church and Fisher Sts. , Salisbury
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Kerr Mill (added 1976 - - #76001337)
W of Mill Bridge on Sloan Rd., S of NC 1768 , Mill Bridge
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Salisbury Historic District (Boundary Increase III) (added 2000 - - #00000826)
Portions of E. Council, E. Innes, Lee and E. Liberty Sts. bet. Main and Depot Sts. , Salisbury
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Parking Lot, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Salisbury Railroad Corridor Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2003 - - #03000342)
300 and 400 blks of N. Lee St. , Salisbury
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Shaver Rental Houses District (added 1988 - - #87002233)
303, 309 & 315 W. Council & 120 N. Jackson , Salisbury
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Southern Railway Spencer Shops (added 1978 - - #78001972)
Salisbury Ave. between 3rd and 8th Sts. , Spencer
Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Industry, Communications
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Zion Lutheran Church (added 1972 - - #72000991)
Also known as Organ Church
SW of Rockwell on SR 1006 off SR 1221 , Rockwell
CRob2021, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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