Statesville in Iredell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
T. Ross Alexander Company
ca. 1890
| | 115 North Center Street | |
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024
1. T. Ross Alexander Company Marker
of Historic Places
Listed by the United States Department of the Interior, 1980 br> Statesville Commercial District
Historic Downtown Statesville
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 35° 47.109′ N, 80° 53.325′ W. Marker is in Statesville, North Carolina, in Iredell County. It is on North Center Street (North Carolina Route 115) north of West Broad Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker is at the far left of the brick faηade. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 N Center St, Statesville NC 28677, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Miller Annex (here, next to this marker); Sammy the Fire Dog (within shouting distance of this marker); Miller Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Polk Gray Drug Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Sloan's Hardware Store (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lowenstein & Co. (about 300 feet away); James Hall (about 400 feet away); Site of North Carolina's First Public Power Community (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Statesville.
More about this marker. The building currently houses Lassiter and Lassiter, Attorneys at Law and is a contributing building of the Statesville Commercial Historic District
Regarding T. Ross Alexander Company. Excerpt from the Statesville Commercial Historic District Nomination Form:
Two-story brick, late Victorian Italianate style commercial building. Three bays wide, segmentally arched doors and windows with granite sills and brick hood molds, and sawtooth patterned brick corbelled cornice. First used as a furniture storeand later as a cattle feed store.Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 20242. T. Ross Alexander Company building. Marker at the far left.
Also see . . . Statesville Commercial Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Form prepared by Laura A. W. Phillips Consultant for Survey and Planning Branch Archives and History, 1980 (Submitted on February 3, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024
3. Full view of T. Ross Alexander Company building. Currently Lassiter & Lassiter Law office
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 3, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
