North Main Street Historic District

N. Main, Sycamore, Jefferson, Washing and Water Sts., Bolivar, Tennessee. County/parish: Hardeman.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 20, 1980. NRIS 80003831.

25 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

North Main Street Historic District (Bolivar, Tennessee)

The North Main Street Historic District in Bolivar, Tennessee is a 35 acres (14 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It then included 25 contributing buildings and 11 non-contributing ones.

It includes portions of N. Main, Sycamore, Jefferson, Washing, and Water Streets.

Notable buildings include:

Baker House (c.1849), also known as "Mansion House", at 517 North Main Street, is a Greek Revival house with a two-story portico having paired columns with volutes (see photo #1 in accompanying photos).

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