[3] Originally, it was roughly bounded by Seaboard Coastline RR, SR 72, Rickey, Haight, Hemphill and Haigler Sts.

[1] According to the National Register Information System (NRIS), this decrease was approved simultaneously as the original district designation.

The city, formed in the late 18th century, played a role in the political history of the area, including one of the first public meetings regarding succession from the Union, a precursor to the Civil War.

Most of the commercial buildings in the district are representative of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily due to three large fires in 1872 - 1873.

[3] These buildings included a mix of residential (ten) and commercial (five) structures, and greenspace (one): The boundary increase that occurred on May 7, 1984, added numerous properties to the district.