Downtown Historic District Information
Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits
Historic preservation in North Carolina provides jobs, bolsters the tax base, and utilizes existing buildings and infrastructure while preserving the state’s priceless historic character.
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
The Standards (Department of Interior regulations, 36 CFR 67) pertain to historic buildings of all materials, construction types, sizes, and occupancy and encompass the exterior and the interior, related landscape features and the building's site and environment as well as attached, adjacent, or related new construction.
Contact Information for County Inspections
The Building and Fire Inspections Department evaluates construction in the county and makes sure it meets appropriate codes and standard, along with fire safety codes.
Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District
The Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District in Spruce Pine, North Carolina encompasses the core commercial area of the town, along the North Toe River, roughly bounded by Oak Avenue on the north, Locust Street and the railroad tracks on the south, SR 1403 on the west, and Topaz Street on the east.