South Main Street Historic District (Kernersville, North Carolina) Explained

South Main Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:100--600 blocks of S. Main St., Kernersville, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.1208°N -80.0742°W
Builder:Korner, Jules Gilmer
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Added:February 25, 1988
Refnum:88000137

South Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 53 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 2 contributing objects in Kernersville. They include residential and commercial buildings built between about 1834 and 1930 in a variety of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style. Located in the district is the separately listed Korner's Folly. Other notable buildings include Spears House (c. 1834), Dr. Elias Kerner House (1857), Elias Kerner Huff House (1880), Greenfield and Kerner Tobacco Factory (1884), (former) Bank of Kernersville (1903), DeWitt Harmon's Office (c. 1928), Kernersville Moravian Church (1922), and Main Street United Methodist Church (1924/25).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Oswald . South Main Street Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . October 1987. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.