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NPS Form 10-900 OMS No. 10024-0018 (OCI. 1990) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and d'stricts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of !listoric Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 1M). Comple!e each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested, If an item does not apply to the property being docum6nted, enter "N/A" for "l1Ot applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions, Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation shoots (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. historic name Cormnercidl Building dt 500 North Trvon Street other names/site number ___________________________________ street & number _5_0_0_N_o_r_t_l_l_T_r_y~o_n_S_t_r_e_e__ t __________ ~ _____N~/~A ~ not for publication city or town ___C_h_a_r_l_o_t_t_e __________________________ N_I_A ~ vicinity state North Cdrolind code NC county Meckl enbur g code ~ zip code 28202 As the designated authority under the National Historic PreSBrvation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this IKJ nomination o request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements SBt forth in 36 CFR Part 60, In my opinion, the property ~ meets 0 does not meet the National Register criteria, I recommend that this propetty be considered significant o nati ally 'statewide 3J loc See ntinuation sheet for additional comments,) State of Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property ~ meets 0 does not me-et the National Register criteria, (fJ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature ot certifying oHicialrTitle Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the property is: Signature of the Keeper Date of Action o entered in the National Register. o See continuation sheet. o determined eligible for the National Register o See continuation sheet. determined not eligible tor the National Register. removed from the National Register. ~ Q:he,. (explain) ______ 500 North Tryon Street Mecklenburg County, NC Name of Property County and State Number of '-'_'"I.JI III .. count.) Qg private rKJ building(s) Contributing Noncontributing public-local o o district ___1 _____________ buildings o public-State o site [J public-Federal o structure ________________ sites o object ________________ structures ______________ objects 1 ____________ TotaJ i-.Jame of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed (Enter toN/A" it property is not part ot a muttiple property listing.) In the National Register N/A Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories tram instructions) (Enter categories tram instructions) COMMERCE/TRADE specialty store WORK IN :e.ROGRESS COMMERCE/TRADE business Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories tram instructions) (Enter catogories tram instructions) Commercial foundation BRICK walls .J::LriclL ________________ roof Wood other ceramic tile stone Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition at the property on one or more continuation sheets) 500 North TrY~n~tre~t __ Mecklenbu!g County, NC Name of Properly County and State Applicable National Register Criteria 'Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing.) COMMERCE KJ A Property is associated with events that have made ARCHITECTURE a significant contribution to the broad pat1erns of our history. o B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. ?[ C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics -----_._- ----------------- of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack Period of Significance individual distinction. 1921-193~3~ __________________________ ~ D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, -----_._----------------- information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations Significant Dates (Mark "x" i'l all the boxes thai apply.) 1921 Property is: C A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. Significant Person B removed from its original location. (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) N/A ~ C a birthplace or grave. Cultural Affiliation ~ D a cemetery. N/A E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. ~ F a commemorative property. [J G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance ArchitecUBuilder within the past 50 years. AsburyJ~L~o~u~i~s~----------------- Narrative Statement of Significance the significance of the property on one o( more continuation sheets.) Bibilography (Cite the books, arlicies, and other sources used In preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: C= preliminary determination of individual listing (36 IZJ State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested o Other State agency r-~ previously listed in the National Register o Federal agency previously determined eligible by the National o Local government Register o University Q designated a National Historic Landmark o Other C recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: #_--------- o recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # ____. ____ _ 500 North Tryon Street Mecklenburg, NC Name of Property County and State """""""''''1'''0 of Property -.---:"_4-=.5_________ _ UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) llli~~M 13 1 81 9, 8 1317101 3 W I I Easling Northing Zone Easting Northing 2 ~ I 1 4 i~ I I 1 I i~ See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) name/title __D_r_o_W_1._· 1_1_1_' a_rn __ H_o _H_u_f_f_IDa_n___________________________ _ organization _________________________ da te __2_5_J_u_n_e_l_9_9_2 _____ _ street & number 5045 Beckford Drive tele~hone 704-364=8237 city or town ___C_h_a~r_1_o_t_t_e=-- _____________ state __N_C ___ _ zip code 28226-4905 Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's locaCon. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) name __________________________________ street & number _____________________ telephone ____________ city or town ______________________ state ______ zip code _______ Pnperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register ot Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 al seq.). Er.timated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Diroct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect ot this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37'27, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. OOS~Ho 10U-00/11 Section number _7__ Page _1__ CRIPTION Located on northeast corner Charlotte, the b 500 North Tryon on the _ northwest is by Eighth Street on lot approximately SO by 157 feet is on northeast; parking lot, approlimately 40 feet by 100 feet is behind the rear elevation (see attached survey map). Tryon which runs and southwest, along with the intersecting Street, are streets of central Charlotte. Historically and in present, they almost all the major non-manufacturing commercial buildings of the city. From Eighth Street northward, which includes the block containing the building at 500 North Tryon Street, almost all of the buildings on Tryon Street are one, two and three stories tall, and are mostly smal1 commercial businesses. Southward on Tryon Street from the intersection of Eighth Street, the buHdings vary in size from small commercial buildings to multi-story skyscrapers for about eight blocks. Other notable features in the immediate area include: across Eighth Street southward from SOD North Tryon is the multi-story Hall House, which is now housing for the elderly (formerly the Barringer Hotel); and directly across Tryon Street is the First United Methodist Church. The enframed window wall building at sao North Tryon Street is two stories tall with full basement and has load-bearing brick walls laid in one to-sil com mon bond. Rectangular in plan, it measures approximately 46 feet in width and 146 feet in depth. The facade features ochre decorative brick,

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