Dyersburg Courthouse Square Historic District - Dyersburg, TN
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N 36° 01.944 W 089° 23.178
16S E 284997 N 3990176
"The district makes up the core of the central business area of Dyersburg
and includes retail stores, financial institutions, and governmental
offices around the courthouse square." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
Waymark Code: WMXF69
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/05/2018
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Location of district: Roughly bounded by Church, Main, Cedar and Court Sts. , Dyersburg
"The majority of the buildings within the district are two-part commercial
blocks and enframed window walls as defined by Richard Longstreth in The
Buildings of Main Street; A Guide to American Commercial Architecture,
(Washington, D. C.: The Preservation Press, 1987). Most of the buildings
are vernacular adaptations found in the late Victorian period and are best
exemplified by the rounded arch windows evident on the second story fa␊ades
of many of the buildings. Italianate detailing continues with the
predominant use of raised brick eyebrow moldings over the second story
windows, a pattern which is repeated throughout the district. Another
feature common to the buildings is the existence of a brick belt course
forming the cornice with stepped brick and dentil detailing.
"The buildings surrounding the courthouse are perhaps the most ornate in the
entire district. A uniformity of elevation is maintained on all four sides
of the square with the exception of the First Citizens National Bank on the
northwest corner, which was constructed in 1924. On the square, the
buildings tend to be either three-story or two-story buildings which have
been vertically extended to create uniform height. Almost all of the
businesses on the square occupy the first floors of the buildings, while
the second and third floors are currently vacant. In most buildings, the
windows on the upper stories have been covered either by boards or metal
louvers. On the southwest corner of the square, the buildings on the south
side of Market Street contain angled doorways that cut the corner of the
square. Very few of the buildings in the district contain any permanent
signage or designation of the historic name or year of construction." ~ NRHP Nomination Form