West Salem Historic District Explained

West Salem Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Business 40, Poplar, Salem Ave., Walnut, Shober, Hutton Sts, Granville Dr. and Beaumont St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.0867°N -80.2494°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival
Added:January 19, 2005
Refnum:04001524

West Salem Historic District is a national historic district located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 591 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures in a largely residential section of Winston-Salem. The buildings date from about 1843 to 1957, and include notable examples of Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, and American Craftsman style architecture, as well as bungalows. Notable resources include the M. D. Gantt Building (1931), Coca-Cola bottling plant (1930), Christ Moravian Church (1895), and Green Street Methodist Church (1921).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sherry Joines Wyatt. West Salem Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . August 2004 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.