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Community Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Community Building

Also known as Rowan County Courthouse

Salisbury’s first place on the National RegisterListed Mar 5, 1970; only 31 of North Carolina’s 3,076 listings are older
DoricListed 1970Salisbury
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Community Building

Community Building, at 200 N. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 5, 1970: the first place in Salisbury to be listed. Only 31 of North Carolina’s 3,076 listings are older. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Doric, as it does for 14 other North Carolina listings. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCommunity building in Salisbury, North Carolina. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 45 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1857 to today

  1. 1857Built
  2. 1970Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 56 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

200 N. Main St., Salisbury · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Community BuildingStart here
  2. 2Salisbury Historic District (Boundary Increase III)Commercial Style · next door
  3. 3Shaver Rental Houses DistrictQueen Anne · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Maxwell Chambers HouseDoric · next door
  5. 5Henderson, Archibald, Law OfficeFlemish · 0.1 mi on
Around it

14 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BBernhardt HouseItalianate0.2 miDSalisbury Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Colonial Revival0.2 miDSalisbury Historic DistrictFederal0.2 miBSalisbury Southern Railroad Passenger DepotSpanish mission style · Built 19080.2 miDSalisbury Railroad Corridor Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miDSalisbury Railroad Corridor Historic District (Boundary Increase)Commercial Style0.2 miBMount Zion Baptist ChurchGothic Revival · Built 19070.2 miDBrooklyn-South Square Historic DistrictLate Federal0.3 miBMcNeely-Strachan HousePalladian0.3 miBCity Motor CompanyBuilding0.4 miDNorth Long Street-Park Avenue Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 miBElla Brown Cannon HouseBuilding0.4 miBGrimes MillBuilding0.4 miDEllis Street Graded School Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman0.4 mi
More like it

Doric style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Doric.

Maxwell Chambers House0.2 mi away
Shaver Rental Houses District0.2 mi away

Memories of Community Building

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Questions about Community Building

Is Community Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1970 (Register number 70000468).

Is Community Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Carolina has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Cooleemee, 13.2 miles away.

Can you visit Community Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Community Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 45 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 47722122 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.