North Carolina - Davidson County - Historic Districts
Davidson County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Yadkin College Historic District, Erlanger Mill Village Historic District, Lexington Residential Historic District, Salem Street Historic District and Thomasville Downtown Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Davidson County places including H. Bentley Owen, Earle Sumner Draper, Albert L. Jr. Haskins, James Wetmore, Harry Simmon, Dudley,George & Ashley, Wm., Joseph T. Levesque, Sawyer, Joseph and et al.. Prominent architectural styles found in Davidson Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Classical Revival.

Erlanger Mill Village Historic District (added 2008 - - #07001371)
Roughly bounded by Winston Rd., Short, 7th, Hames, Second Rainbow, Park Circle, & Olympia Sts. , Lexington
Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Draper, Earle Sumner
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Lexington Residential Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000350)
Roughly bounded by State St., W. Fifth St., Martin St., Westside Dr., Southbound St., and W. Ninth Ave. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Levesque, Joseph T., Draper, Earle Sumner
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Art, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Cemetery, Manufacturing Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Randolph Street Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000571)
100-200 blk. of Randolph St., & 10 W. Colonial Dr., Thomasville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Salem Street Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000688)
108-301 Salem St., 6-12 Forsyth St., and 6 Leonard St. , Thomasville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sawyer, Joseph, et al., Simmon, Harry
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Thomasville Downtown Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000940)
Roughly bounded by Main St., Trade St., Guilford St. and Commerce St. , Thomasville
Adem20, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Haskins, Albert L. Jr., Wetmore, James
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Politics/Government, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Medical Business/Office, Plaza, Rail-Related, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Manufacturing Facility, Medical Business/Office, Monument/Marker, Plaza, Rail-Related
Uptown Lexington Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000570)
Also known as See Also:(Former) Davidson Co. Courthouse
Main St. from 3rd Ave. to 2nd St. , Lexington
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dudley,George & Ashley, Wm.,et al
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Classical Revival, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Financial Institution, Hotel, Plaza, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Museum, Plaza, Professional, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Yadkin College Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000165)
Also known as Yadkin College
N and S sides of SR 1194 W of SR 1436 , Yadkin College
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Owen,H. Bentley
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, College, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
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