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Cairo Commercial Historic District

  • Vicinity: Roughly bounded by Broad St, Railroad Ave and Martin Luther King Ave, with adjacent properties on 2nd Ave and 1st St
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1866/00/00
1906/00/00

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Particulars for Cairo Commercial Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Architectural Style Art Deco
Area of Significance Commerce
Area of Significance Community Planning and Development
Criteria Exemplar
Owner Federal
Historic Use Financial Institution
Sight Category Historic District
Architectural Style Neoclassical
Area of Significance Politics-government
Historic Use Post Office
Historic Use Professional
Historic Use Specialty Store
Area of Significance Theatre
Area of Significance Transportation
Building Type Warehouse



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 26th May 1994

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Cairo Commercial Historic District
Registry Address: Roughly bounded by Broad St., Railroad Ave. and Martin Luther King Ave., with adjacent properties on 2nd Ave. and 1st St
Registry Number: 94000525
Resource Type: District
Owner: Local, Federal, Private
Architectural Style: Art deco, Classical revival
Area in Acres: 12
Contributing Buildings: 31
Non-Contributing Buildings: 9
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Politics-government, Transportation, Community Planning and Development, Commerce, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering, Event
Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Significant Year: 1866, 1906
Historic Function: Transportation, Government, Recreation and Culture, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Post office, Warehouse, Specialty store, Theater, Financial institution, Professional
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Government, Commerce, Trade
Current Sub-Function: City Hall Correctional facility Post office Warehouse Specialty store Financial institution Professional

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