North Carolina - Surry County - Historic Districts
Surry County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include North Carolina Granite Corporation Quarry Complex, Downtown Elkin Historic District, Gwyn Avenue--Bridge Street Historic District, Mount Airy Historic District and Rockford Historic District.

The famous person J.D. Sargent is associated with one of more of the Surry County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Surry County places including Rollins & Poindexter, George Franklin Barber, Louis A. Simon and Jacob Lott Ludlow. Prominent architectural styles found in Surry Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Early Commercial and Federal.

Downtown Elkin Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001292)
Roughly bounded by Market St., Hugh Chatham Bridge, Standard St., and Front St. , Elkin
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rollins & Poindexter, Simon, Louis A.
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, State, Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Department Store, Post Office, Professional, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Post Office, Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Gwyn Avenue--Bridge Street Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000882)
Roughly bounded by N. Bridge St., Mill View Rd., Market St. and Church St. , Elkin
Archarin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barber, George Franklin, Ludlow, Jacob Lott
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Mount Airy Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002931)
Also known as See Also:Carter, W. F., House
Main, Brown, Market, Franklin, W. Pine, Rockford, Worth, Cherry, and Gilmer Sts., Moore, and Hines Aves. , Mount Airy
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
North Carolina Granite Corporation Quarry Complex (added 1980 - - #80002900)
E of Mount Airy on NC 103 , Mount Airy
Nmg27510, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Sargent,J.D.
Significant Year:
1918, 1889
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Rockford Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001338)
SR 2221 , Rockford
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Clubhouse, Courthouse, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
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