Planters in Uptown Wadesboro, a joint project of UWI and Wadesboro Garden Club
Visit and Shop Uptown Wadesboro North Carolina!
Explore our charming retail shops, visit historical homes, museums and local art galleries, stay at a charming Bed & Breakfast and discover small town warmth & friendliness in Uptown Wadesboro, North Carolina.
Unique Gifts and Collectibles
Local North Carolina Pottery and Handcrafts
Old-Fashioned Hardware Store
Antiques, Handmade Jewelry
Local and Regional Art
Local Uptown Restaurant and Bakery
Farmers Market - June through Sept.
In the rolling hills of the North Carolina heartland lies the historic small town of Wadesboro. With about 7,000 people, small town warmth and friendliness are a way of life here.
Wadesboro's downtown business district, known as Uptown Wadesboro, has a charming variety of retail shops and art galleries as well as a locally-owned restaurant and a place to spend the night. Gift shops with handcrafted items, local North Carolina pottery and handmade jewelry as well as antique stores, art galleries with local and regional art, florist's shops, a local restaurant, an old-fashioned hardware store, a sweet shop and a Bed & Breakfast can all be found in Uptown Wadesboro.
For a complete list of the businesses in Uptown Wadesboro, see our Business Directory. A self-guided walking tour of historical Uptown Wadesboro is available for $5 at the Chamber offices at 107 E. Wade Street (details at Brochures).
Wadesboro, North Carolina - Proud to be a North Carolina Main Street community since 1984
The Uptown Wadesboro Visitor Shopping Guide is available in pdf format below or contact the Anson County Visitors Center located at Anson County Chamber of Commerce 107 E. Wade Street, Wadesboro NC 28170 704-694-4181 or visit discoveranson.com
A Local Retail Gift and Pottery Shop (Fancy Crafts Gift Shop and Pottery Studio)
Historical Museum - The Boggan-Hammond House (late 1700's)
A Bed and Breakfast in Uptown Wadesboro NC (The Forever Inn B&B)
Discover Wadesboro's Historic Uptown (Est. 1783) A National Register Historic District
Wadesboro's historic business district is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Uptown Wadesboro business district boasts architecture reminiscent of its long history as a cotton and textile town when Wadesboro was the center of shopping, entertainment and dining for all of Anson County.
Years ago, young and old traveled into Wadesboro from the surrounding countryside to visit the many shops that lined the Uptown streets. A variety of businesses including women’s dress shops, dry goods stores, hardware stores, soda fountains, dime stores, a tea room, a bowling alley and a movie theatre, offered such an assortment of shopping that no one left the county. That shopping district is still alive and offers visitors to our town modern day shopping in an historic setting.
Wadesboro’s uptown historic district (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) is bounded by Martin, Rutherford, Morgan, Lee and Brent Streets. The architecture of the historic district and surrounding neighborhoods includes examples of Italianate, Victorian, Colonial Revival, Craftsman Bungalow and Gothic Revival styles. Many homes and buildings in Uptown Wadesboro have retained their historical integrity.
Interested in a self-guided walking tour of historic downtown Wadesboro? A brochure offered by the Anson County Historical Society and entitled "A Walk Through Historical Downtown Wadesboro" is available for $5 at the Chamber offices. More details on walking tour of historic small town.
