Stimulated by the development of Southern Railroad Company's nearby Spencer Shops, as well as by the early twentieth century growth and prosperity of  Salisbury, North Main Street developed into an attractive residential area during the period 1900-1935.  During this period, residential avenues developed along South Main Street and East and West Innes Streets, Salisbury's other major traffic arteries.  Only North Main Street, however, retains much of its original appearance.

The district's homes were occupied by an interesting mix of skilled railroad workers, middle level managers, and prosperous businessmen and civic leaders.  North Main Street Historic District contains no one central architectural theme, but contains a number of representatives of late Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow domestic styles.  Consequently, it provides an excellent picture of the interplay of the three major domestic styles which formed across North Carolina during the early years of the twentieth century.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.  It became a Local Historic District in 1993.

Source:  National Register nomination form, 1985.

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