South Race Street Historic District
The South Race Street Historic District lies on the
southwest side of Statesville, and is a densely developed community of
houses, churches, and neighborhood stores associated with the
manufacturing and rail corridor which skirts the southern edge of the
district. The Southern Railway forms roughly an east to west arc
through the south side of Statesville, with an extension to the
northwest. The extension and the main line merge at the
southwestern edge of the South Race Street Historic District. The rail
tracks at this junction form the southern boundary of the historic
district. Bordering to the east and north are the Mitchell
College Historic District and the Academy Hill Historic District.
Well-preserved and largely intact, the historic district is comprised of 84 contributing resources and 38 non-contributing ones, including 67 contributing primary buildings, 14 non-contributing primary buildings, 17 contributing outbuildings, 23 non-contributing outbuildings, and l non-contributing structure. The non-contributing resources include small, brick houses and low-scale apartments from the post-World War II era as well as older buildings which have lost integrity through alterations and additions.
Developed initially during the pre-automobile era, the houses tend to be set on narrow lots, close to the street. The district is a mixture of both large, two story houses and smaller, worker housing. A number of the more substantial, stylish dwellings are found on South Race Street, the north-south axis through the historic district. The larger homes are generally sited on corner lots, and smaller houses occupy interior parcels. The streets have narrow planting strips with some extant shade trees.
Residential construction predominated in the area. Houses are found on the east-west West Sharpe, West Bell and Armfield streets and Western Avenue as well as on the north-south Oak and South Race streets. The earliest houses date from 1894 to the turn of the century, and a number of these survive on South Race Street and West Sharpe Street and one at the corner of Armfield and South Race streets. The house at 612 W. Sharpe Street is one of the finest and oldest dwellings in the district. This frame I-house exhibits a variety of restrained Queen Anne elements including a slightly projecting center pavilion, decorative millwork under the gables, sawn knee brackets, and turned porch posts and balustrades. Among the other early residences in the district are the J. L. Kimball house, ca. 1898 on South Race Street; the J. F. Scroggs House, ca. 1909, situated on W. Sharpe Street, the J. W. Kaneer House, ca. 1900 at the corner of South Race and Armfield streets; and the J. G. Hallyburton House, ca. 1900 on South Race Street and the J. G. Hallyburton House, ca. 1900 on South Race Street.
Well-preserved and largely intact, the historic district is comprised of 84 contributing resources and 38 non-contributing ones, including 67 contributing primary buildings, 14 non-contributing primary buildings, 17 contributing outbuildings, 23 non-contributing outbuildings, and l non-contributing structure. The non-contributing resources include small, brick houses and low-scale apartments from the post-World War II era as well as older buildings which have lost integrity through alterations and additions.
Developed initially during the pre-automobile era, the houses tend to be set on narrow lots, close to the street. The district is a mixture of both large, two story houses and smaller, worker housing. A number of the more substantial, stylish dwellings are found on South Race Street, the north-south axis through the historic district. The larger homes are generally sited on corner lots, and smaller houses occupy interior parcels. The streets have narrow planting strips with some extant shade trees.
Residential construction predominated in the area. Houses are found on the east-west West Sharpe, West Bell and Armfield streets and Western Avenue as well as on the north-south Oak and South Race streets. The earliest houses date from 1894 to the turn of the century, and a number of these survive on South Race Street and West Sharpe Street and one at the corner of Armfield and South Race streets. The house at 612 W. Sharpe Street is one of the finest and oldest dwellings in the district. This frame I-house exhibits a variety of restrained Queen Anne elements including a slightly projecting center pavilion, decorative millwork under the gables, sawn knee brackets, and turned porch posts and balustrades. Among the other early residences in the district are the J. L. Kimball house, ca. 1898 on South Race Street; the J. F. Scroggs House, ca. 1909, situated on W. Sharpe Street, the J. W. Kaneer House, ca. 1900 at the corner of South Race and Armfield streets; and the J. G. Hallyburton House, ca. 1900 on South Race Street and the J. G. Hallyburton House, ca. 1900 on South Race Street.