National Register of Historic Places - North Carolina (NC), Surry County

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