Downtown North Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Roughly bounded by W. Fifth, W. Eighth, N. Main and N. Cherry Sts., Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 36.1017°N -80.2458°W |
Architect: | Wenderoth, Oscar; Northup and O'Brien |
Architecture: | Early Commercial, Beaux Arts |
Added: | December 31, 2002 |
Refnum: | 02001669 |
Downtown North Historic District, also known as Trade Street District, is a national historic district located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA. The district encompasses 46 contributing buildings in a commercial section of Winston-Salem. They were built between about 1907 and 1952, and most are one- or two-story brick buildings, sometimes with a stuccoed surface. Notable buildings include the Beaux-Arts style former United States Post Office (1914-1915, 1936-1937) with an addition by Northup and O'Brien, Brown-Rogers-Dixson Company Building (1928), Centenary Church Education Building (1920s), Pure Oil Station, City Market (1925), and Twin City Motor Company (1925).[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.