Downtown North Historic District (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laura A. W. Phillips. Downtown North Historic District . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 2002. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.