Fuquay-Varina in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Varina Commercial Historic District
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023
1. Varina Commercial Historic District Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 35° 35.613′ N, 78° 47.676′ W. Marker is in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is at the intersection of Broad Street (State Road 55) and Ransdell Road, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 503 Broad St, Fuquay Varina NC 27526, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dry Goods Store (a few steps from this marker); Bank of Varina (within shouting distance of this marker); Varina Supply Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Varina Hotel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Depot (about 300 feet away); Weaver Buick / Red & White Grocery (about 400 feet away); Fuquay-Varina Woman's Club Clubhouse (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Bank of Varina (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fuquay-Varina.
Regarding Varina Commercial Historic District.
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The Varina commercial Historic District is significant for its association with the growth and development of Fuquay-Varina in the early twentieth century from a rural crossroads and minor resort to a major tobacco market and important railroad junction. Varina's commercial area is the only substantially intact portion of the business district of the twin towns, and the portion most closely associated with the railroad junction that was largely responsible for the community's existence.
Also see . . . Varina Commercial Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which was listed in 1990. (Prepared by David R. Black; via National Archives) (Submitted on October 1, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023
2. Varina Commercial Historic District Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023
3. Varina Commercial Historic District
The district encompasses most of the north side of the 400 and 500 blocks of Broad Street, seen above, as well as individual buildings on the south side of Broad and on Fayetteville Street.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023
4. Bank of Varina (ca. 1914)
It was built by Dr. J.M. Judd for the newly incorporated bank, of which he was vice-president (later president). The second floor was offices of the Cardenas Telephone Company in the 1920s.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023
5. Varina Hotel (ca. 1925)
It was built for Dr. J.M. Judd, A.W. Thompson, and R.M. Dickens as a hotel/retail building. The hotel lobby and dining rooms were on eastern side, with rooms on the upper floor. The building later was used for furniture stores.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023
6. Varina Supply Company (ca. 1925)
It housed a general merchandise store from the 1920s into the 1960s. Its next-door neighbor, a one-story building also built ca. 1925, originally housed a dry cleaner.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023
7. Bank of Varina (1926)
Contractor A.Y. Hairr built this yellow brick-faced building for the Bank of Varina's second home office.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 1, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
