North Carolina - Surry County
Surry County North Carolina has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include North Carolina Granite Corporation Quarry Complex, Franklin, Bernard, House and Surry County Courthouse, Bank of Pilot Mountain, (Former) and Carter, W. F., House.

Many famous people are associated with these Surry County historic places including J.D. Sargent, Jesse Franklin, Christopher Wren Bunker, Edgar Harvey Hennis, Richard Gwyn and William Milton Cundiff.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Surry County places including Harry Barton, Bernard Franklin, James Hughes, Harold Macklin, George Franklin Barber, Jacob Lott Ludlow, Louis A. Simon, T. A. Tesh, Thomas Hauser, Franklin, John M. and et al.. Prominent architectural styles found in Surry Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Federal and Late Victorian.

Bank of Pilot Mountain, (Former) (added 1997 - - #97001497)
100 E. Main St. , Pilot Mountain
Ceh2624, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Medical Business/Office, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store, Warehouse
More Information:
Carter, W. F., House (added 1983 - - #83001917)
Also known as Carter House
418 S. Main St. , Mount Airy
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1908
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Carter, William, House (added 1990 - - #90000349)
Also known as Carter--Burge--Miller House
SR 1626, 0.35 mi. W of jct. with SR 1625 , Mount Airy
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Federal
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Cedar Point (added 2003 - - #03000927)
Also known as Franklin, Richard Gwyn, House, Gwyn, Richard, House
350 W. Main St. , Elkin
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Other
Historic Person:
Gwyn, Richard, et.al.
Significant Year:
1881, 1870, 1840
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Cundiff, C. C., House (added 1983 - - #83001918)
SR 2230 , Siloam
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Cundiff, William Milton
Significant Year:
1865
Area of Significance:
Education, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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
More Information:
Franklin, Bernard, House (added 1973 - - #73001369)
NW of Dobson on SR 1331 , Dobson
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Franklin,Bernard
Architectural Style:
Federal, Georgian
Historic Person:
Franklin,Jesse
Significant Year:
1799
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Gwyn Avenue--Bridge Street Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000882)
Roughly bounded by N. Bridge St., Mill View Rd., Market St. and Church St. , Elkin
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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
More Information:
Hauser Farm (added 2002 - - #02000113)
Also known as Horne Creek Living Historical Farm
308 Horne Creek Farm Rd. , Pinnacle
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hauser, Thomas, Hauser, John
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Haystack Farm (added 1982 - - #82001306)
S of Oak Grove on SR 1480 , Oak Grove
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Bunker,Christopher Wren
Significant Year:
1885
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Hennis, Edgar Harvey, House (added 1986 - - #86000318)
1056 N. Main St. , Mount Airy
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Hennis,Edgar Harvey
Significant Year:
1909
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, (former) (added 2002 - - #02000437)
230 Hawthorne Rd. , Elkin
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Franklin, John M., et al., Macklin, Harold
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Moore, William Alfred, House (added 1986 - - #86000406)
202 Moore Ave. , Mount Airy
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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
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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
More Information:
Renfro Mill (added 2000 - - #00001208)
Also known as R. Roberts Leaf Tobacco House
Jct. of Willow and Oak Sts. , Mount Airy
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Rockford Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001338)
SR 2221 , Rockford
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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
More Information:
Surry County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001751)
N. Main St. between School and Kapp Sts. , Dobson
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hughes,James, Barton,Harry
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Trinity Episcopal Church (added 1986 - - #86000031)
472 N. Main St. , Mount Airy
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tesh,T. A., Woodruffe,Francis
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
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