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

Surry County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include North Carolina Granite Corporation Quarry Complex, Country Club Estates Historic District, Downtown Elkin Historic District, Gwyn Avenue--Bridge Street Historic District and Lebanon Hill 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.

Country Club Estates Historic District (added 2020 - - #100005977)

Includes portions of Club View Dr., Country Club Rd., Fairway Ln., and Greenhill Rd., Mount Airy

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Area of Significance:

Architecture

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

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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

Lebanon Hill Historic District (added 2020 - - #100005978)

Also known as SR1103

Roughly bounded by Howard, Mitchell, South, and Woodruff Sts., and the Mount Airy Historic District, Mount Airy

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Area of Significance:

Architecture

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

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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

Mount Airy Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 2021 - - #100006394)

Also known as SR1501

409, 417-423 Franklin St.; 418 West Pine St., 3 unaddressed parcels at the east corner of South Main and Hamburg Sts., and 209, 215, 218, 219 Hines Ave., Mount Airy

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Area of Significance:

Industry, Commerce, Architecture

Mount Airy Historic District (Boundary Increase II) (added 2021 - - #100006465)

Also known as SR1108

Includes portions of Bank, Broad, West Church, Durham, West Elm, Hadley, East and West Haymore, North Main, Maple, Merritt, Price, Rockford, Spring, and Willow Sts., Maiden Ln., Patterson an, Mount Airy

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Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Mount Airy Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2012 - - #12000581)

Also known as Spencer's

Willow & W. Oak Sts., Mount Airy

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

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

Pilot Mountain Downtown Historic District (added 2022 - - #100007599)

Also known as SR0653

Portions of 100 and 200 blks. East Main, 100 blk. West Main, 100 blk. Depot, 100 blk. West Marion, and 100 blk. South Stephens Sts., Pilot Mountain

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

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

Taylor Park Historic District (added 2021 - - #100006466)

Also known as SR1106

Includes all or portions of Charles, Grace, Howard, North Main, and Marion Sts., Crescent Dr., North and South Park, and Wrenn Aves.., Mount Airy

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development