This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.[1]
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 16, 2024.[2]
| [3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Manufacturing Company Mill Village Historic District |  |
May 15, 2008 (#08000413) |
Roughly bounded by Victory and Wilson Drs. and Allen and S. Broadway Sts. 35°18′37″N 81°51′22″W / 35.31017°N 81.856064°W | Forest City | |
| 2 | Bechtler Mint Site | April 14, 1997 (#97000316) |
342 Gilboa Church Rd.[6] 35°24′49″N 81°58′16″W / 35.4135616°N 81.971046°W | Rutherfordton | ||
| 3 | Bostic Charge Parsonage |  |
August 28, 2012 (#12000580) |
149 Old Sunshine Rd. 35°21′54″N 81°50′03″W / 35.365125°N 81.834167°W | Bostic | |
| 4 | Carrier Houses |  |
June 19, 1992 (#92000681) |
415 and 423 N. Main St. 35°22′11″N 81°57′25″W / 35.369722°N 81.956944°W | Rutherfordton | |
| 5 | Carson-Andrews Mill and Ben F.W. Andrews House |  |
June 4, 2008 (#08000495) |
Both sides of NC 1007, east, south, and west of the junction with NC 1796 35°24′37″N 81°50′13″W / 35.410297°N 81.836886°W | Washburn | |
| 6 | Cliffside Public School |  |
January 26, 1998 (#97001667) |
1 N. Main St. 35°14′48″N 81°46′10″W / 35.246667°N 81.769444°W | Cliffside | |
| 7 | Cool Springs High School |  |
July 8, 1999 (#99000813) |
382 W. Main St. 35°20′19″N 81°51′58″W / 35.338611°N 81.866111°W | Forest City | |
| 8 | East Main Street Historic District |  |
December 23, 2005 (#05001450) |
Roughly along parts of Arlington St., Carolina Ave., N. Magnolia St., S. Magnolia St., E. Main St., and McBrayer Court 35°19′56″N 81°51′16″W / 35.332222°N 81.854444°W | Forest City | |
| 9 | Forest City Baptist Church |  |
September 14, 1989 (#89001417) |
301 W. Main St. 35°20′03″N 81°52′09″W / 35.334167°N 81.869167°W | Forest City | |
| 10 | Fox Haven Plantation |  |
September 14, 1972 (#72000996) |
Southwest of Rutherfordton off SR 1157 35°20′53″N 82°03′13″W / 35.348056°N 82.053611°W | Rutherfordton | |
| 11 | Gilbert Town Historic District |  |
August 23, 2006 (#06000726) |
Along sections of Rock Rd. (NC 1520) and Old Gilbert Town Rd. (NC 1539) 35°24′25″N 81°56′37″W / 35.406944°N 81.943611°W | Rutherfordton | |
| 12 | Henrietta-Caroleen High School |  |
December 23, 2005 (#05001451) |
2527 NC 221A 35°16′28″N 81°47′48″W / 35.274444°N 81.796667°W | Mooresboro | |
| 13 | James Dexter Ledbetter House |  |
June 14, 1982 (#82003511) |
Off U.S. Route 74 35°21′11″N 81°54′06″W / 35.353056°N 81.901667°W | Forest City | |
| 14 | George W. Logan House |  |
February 20, 1986 (#86000312) |
SR 1555 at U.S. Route 64 35°25′02″N 81°53′56″W / 35.417222°N 81.898889°W | Rutherfordton | |
| 15 | Main Street Historic District |  |
December 7, 1995 (#95001419) |
Roughly bounded by Taylor, Court, Washington, and W. Third Sts. 35°22′04″N 81°57′27″W / 35.367778°N 81.9575°W | Rutherfordton | |
| 16 | Main Street Historic District |  |
February 14, 2002 (#02000017) |
Roughly bounded by Blanton Alley, Huntley St., Yarboro St., and Broadway St.; also 186 Mill St. 35°19′59″N 81°51′54″W / 35.333056°N 81.865°W | Forest City | 186 Mill represents a boundary increase of June 9, 2004 |
| 17 | Melton-Davis House |  |
August 29, 2008 (#08000813) |
477 DePriest Rd. 35°25′57″N 81°48′52″W / 35.432367°N 81.814475°W | Bostic | |
| 18 | Melton-Fortune Farmstead | July 11, 1985 (#85001553) |
SR 1006 south of NC 226 35°30′34″N 81°45′52″W / 35.509444°N 81.764444°W | Golden Valley | ||
| 19 | Pine Gables |  |
November 30, 1999 (#99001445) |
328 Boys Camp Rd. 35°26′15″N 82°13′45″W / 35.4375°N 82.229167°W | Lake Lure | |
| 20 | Rutherford County Courthouse |  |
May 10, 1979 (#79001749) |
Main St. between 2nd and 3rd Sts. 35°22′03″N 81°57′28″W / 35.3675°N 81.957778°W | Rutherfordton | |
| 21 | Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School |  |
February 3, 1993 (#92001843) |
545 Charlotte Rd. 35°21′57″N 81°56′42″W / 35.365833°N 81.945°W | Rutherfordton | |
| 22 | St. Luke's Chapel |  |
September 26, 1991 (#91001470) |
Junction of Hospital Dr. and Old Twitty Ford Rd. 35°21′41″N 81°57′56″W / 35.361389°N 81.965556°W | Rutherfordton | |
| 23 | Trinity Lutheran Church |  |
March 24, 1972 (#72000997) |
702 N. Main St. 35°22′21″N 81°57′19″W / 35.3725°N 81.955278°W | Rutherfordton | |
| 24 | Washburn Historic District |  |
February 20, 2002 (#02000056) |
2401, 2426, and 2436 Bostic-Sunshine Highway, 1391 and 1392 Andrews Mill Rd., 126-156 and 157 Salem Church Rd.; also 1037 Gun Club Rd. 35°23′42″N 81°48′59″W / 35.395°N 81.816389°W | Bostic | 1037 Gun Club represents a boundary increase of January 25, 2006 |
| 25 | T. Max Watson House |  |
October 15, 2001 (#01001110) |
297 E. Main St. 35°19′58″N 81°51′33″W / 35.332778°N 81.859167°W | Forest City | |
| 26 | West Main Street Historic District |  |
December 20, 2006 (#06001142) |
121 Cool Springs Dr., 343-499 W. Maine St., and 121 Memorial Dr. 35°20′20″N 81°52′23″W / 35.338889°N 81.873056°W | Forest City |
