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North Carolina Depa, lment of Cultural Resources <br /> <br /> James G. lvl~rtin, Governor Division of Archives and History <br /> P~mic Do~s~ S~cret~ry ~/illiarn S. Price, Jr., Director <br /> <br /> November 18, 199 <br /> <br /> Cabarrus County Commissioner <br /> Post Office Box ~"/32 ~-' ' ..... <br /> Concord, Horth Carolina 28026-'1'/32 <br /> <br /> Re: (former) Concord Tribune and Times Building <br /> 80-86 Union Street, South <br /> Concord, Cabarrus County <br /> Local Consultation <br /> <br /> Dear Mr. Hamby: <br /> <br /> Linda Grist, executive director of Historic Cabarrus, inc., <br /> asked me ~o write to you concerning the historic (former) Concord <br /> Tribune and Times Building, and the building immediately adjacent <br /> to it, which ! understand are owned by the county. Claudia <br /> Brown, National Register coordinator for the State Historic <br /> Preservation Office, and ! met with Dwight Bassett, former <br /> directcr of the Concord Downtown Redevelopment Corporation, on <br /> October 30, 1990 and toured the two buildings to assess their <br /> significance, and determine their eligibility for inclusion on <br /> the National Register of Historic Places. <br /> <br /> The old Concord Tribune building was built perhaps as early <br /> as 1887, and was remodeled to its present appearance in 1906, <br /> with rear additions constructed in the 1920s. The 1906 building <br /> contained ~wo ground-floor shops, with an Elks Lodge meeting hall <br /> on the upper floor. Although the ground-floor storefronts of the <br /> building and the shop interiors have been altered, the remainder <br /> of the exterior and the upper floor interiors remain remarkably <br /> intact. The facade of the adjacent building has been covered <br /> with corrugated metal panels, and the ground-floor storefronts <br /> and shop interiors have been altered, however, the historic brick <br /> facade of the building was determined to be largely intact under <br /> the metal panels covering it and the upper floor interiors <br /> survive. The metal facade could be easily removed, and the <br /> original facade restored. These buildings are key elements in <br /> Concord's commercial downtown district, especially given their <br /> prominent location directly across Union Street from the historic <br /> Cabarrus County Courthouse. <br /> <br />I 109 East Jones Steer · R,geIgh, North Camlin:~ 27601-2807 <br /> <br /> <br />